Damaging Winds in New York, January 9, 1998

Name: Damaging Winds in New York, January 9, 1998
Start: 1998-01-09T14:50
End: 1998-01-09T15:45
Location: New York

January 9, 1998 · NWS OKX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

As thunderstorms moved northeast at around 40 mph, they produced damaging winds, small hail, heavy downpours, and ;lightning. Tree damage was reported on West Ridge Road in Warwick and also in Yonkers.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
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.

A line of showers and thunderstorms developed in a moist unstable airmass ahead of an approaching cold front.As thunderstorms moved northeast at around 40 mph, they produced damaging winds, small hail, heavy downpours, and ;lightning. Tree damage was reported on West Ridge Road in Warwick and also in Yonkers.

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: January 9, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Warwick
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.250, -74.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: January 9, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, Yonkers
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 40.930, -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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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: 5637258, 5637259.