Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego
- When
- August 23, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Oswego County, Mexico
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.470, -76.230
Damaging Winds in New York, August 23, 1998
Severe thunderstorms moved onshore from Lake Ontario and roared across the county. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and poles throughout the region.
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
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 moved onshore from Lake Ontario and roared across the county. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and poles throughout the region.
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:26 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego
- When
- August 23, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Oswego County, Pulaski
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -76.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego
- When
- August 23, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Oswego County, New Haven
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.480, -76.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego
- When
- August 23, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oswego County, Oswego
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.470, -76.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego
- When
- August 23, 9:25 PM EST
- Where
- Oswego County, Constantia
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.250, -76.000
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
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 23 to 24, 1998
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- Flooding in Texas, August 23, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 23, 1998
- Rip Current in Florida, August 23, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 23, 1998
- Flood in Texas, August 23, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, August 23, 1998
- Rip Current in Delaware, August 23 to 29, 1998
- Rip Current in Florida, August 23, 1998
- Heat in Missouri, August 23 to 25, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, August 23, 1998
More
Every storm in New York in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, August 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: 5664143, 5664144, 5664145, 5664146, 5664147.