Thunderstorm Wind, New York
- When
- April 9, 8:45 PM EST
- Where
- New York County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 40.780, -73.970
Damaging Winds in New York, April 9, 1998
As a low pressure system developed rapidly off the Virginia Coast and moved northeast, it produced heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms. High winds associated with thunderstorms downed trees and electrical cables in Grymes Hills, Midland Beach and South Beach in Staten Island.
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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 OKX wrote it up.
As a low pressure system developed rapidly off the Virginia Coast and moved northeast, it produced heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms. High winds associated with thunderstorms downed trees and electrical cables in Grymes Hills, Midland Beach and South Beach in Staten Island. They also caused a brick facade to blow off from a building in Lower Manhattan. Unfortunately, the bricks fell on a woman passing in front of the building and killed her. Peak wind gusts of 51 mph were measured at both Central Park and LaGuardia Airport. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:42 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- April 9, 8:45 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -74.170
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, New York | 1998-04-09 | Female | Business | Direct |
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Georgia, April 9, 1998
- Tornadoes in Georgia, April 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, April 9 to 17, 1998
- Rip Current in Alabama, April 9, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, April 9 to 10, 1998
- Flooding in Michigan, April 9 to 10, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, April 9, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, April 9, 1998
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, April 9 to 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, April 9, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, April 9 to 11, 1998
- High Wind in Ohio, April 9, 1998
More
Every storm in New York in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, April 1998
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: 5636619, 5636620.