Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga
- When
- August 24, 1:46 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Porter Corners
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.150, -73.900
Damaging Winds in New York, August 24, 1998
A stationary front in western New York interacted with a very humid air mass to produce numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. A couple of cells became severe across the Lake George Saratoga 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
- $11,000
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
A stationary front in western New York interacted with a very humid air mass to produce numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. A couple of cells became severe across the Lake George Saratoga Region. Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the towns of Porters Corners, Northumberland, Wilton and Greenfield in Saratoga County. Thunderstorm winds downed wires at Lake Luzerne in Warren County.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:43 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga
- When
- August 24, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Northumberland
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.130, -73.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga
- When
- August 24, 2:07 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Wilton
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -73.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga
- When
- August 24, 2:08 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Greenfield
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.100, -73.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- August 24, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Lake Luzerne
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.320, -73.850
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
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- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, August 24 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Maine, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 24, 1998
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: 5660664, 5660665, 5660666, 5660667, 5660668.