Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- June 17, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Stewart Afb
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -74.100
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in New York, June 17, 1998
Lightning struck and damaged the Marque at the Bellmore Cinema and struck a house in Northport. The extent of the damage is unknown.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 thunderstorms moved across the region, they produced frequent lightning, brief heavy downpours, and gusty winds.Lightning struck and damaged the Marque at the Bellmore Cinema and struck a house in Northport. The extent of the damage is unknown.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:38 UTC.
Event by event
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Nassau
- When
- June 17, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Nassau County, Bellmore
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Suffolk
- When
- June 17, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Northport
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 17, 1998
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- Flash Flooding in Vermont, June 17, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, June 17, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 17, 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: 5658742, 5658743, 5658744.