Strong Wind, Eastern Dutchess
- When
- December 22, 10:30 PM EST to December 23, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
- Property damage
- $400
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in New York, December 22 to 23, 1998
The passage of the season's first arctic front produced gusty winds which knocked out power to 1,100Mid Hudson Valley residents for about 3 hours on the evening of December 22.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
The passage of the season's first arctic front produced gusty winds which knocked out power to 1,100Mid Hudson Valley residents for about 3 hours on the evening of December 22.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Eastern Ulster
- When
- December 22, 10:30 PM EST to December 23, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Ulster forecast zone
- Property damage
- $300
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Western Dutchess
- When
- December 22, 10:30 PM EST to December 23, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Western Dutchess forecast zone
- Property damage
- $200
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Western Ulster
- When
- December 22, 10:30 PM EST to December 23, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Western Ulster forecast zone
- Property damage
- $700
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 22, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 23, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, December 22, 1998
- Cold in California, December 22, 1998
More
Every storm in New York in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 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: 5676835, 5676836, 5676837, 5676838.