Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- September 29, 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Tonawanda
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.020, -78.870
Damaging Winds in New York, September 29, 1997
Severe thunderstorms rolled across the area during the evening hours producing damaging winds estimated at sixty to seventy miles per hour. The winds downed trees and power lines and resulted in thousands being left without power.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $144,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms rolled across the area during the evening hours producing damaging winds estimated at sixty to seventy miles per hour. The winds downed trees and power lines and resulted in thousands being left without power. In Cheektowaga, the wall and roof of a large cinder block building were blown down.
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:34 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- September 29, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Cheektowaga
- Property damage
- $55,000
- Coordinates
- 42.920, -78.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- September 29, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Kenmore
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -78.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- September 29, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, Ellington
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Coordinates
- 42.220, -79.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- September 29, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, Westfield
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -79.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee
- When
- September 29, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Genesee County, Batavia
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Coordinates
- 43.000, -78.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara
- When
- September 29, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Niagara County, Niagara Falls
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -79.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- September 29, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Penfield
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 43.130, -77.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming
- When
- September 29, 9:57 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming County, Warsaw
- Property damage
- $9,000
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -78.130
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Ohio, September 29, 1997
- Strong Wind in New York, September 29, 1997
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, September 29, 1997
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, September 29, 1997
- High Wind in Ohio, September 29, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5616698, 5616699, 5616700, 5616701, 5616702, 5616703, 5616704, 5616705, 5616706.