Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lawrence
- When
- June 2, 7:55 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lawrence County, Starlake
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.170, -75.030
Damaging Winds in New York, June 2, 1998
A low pressure system moved east from the Great Lakes region Tuesday morning (June 2nd) into southern Canada by Tuesday night (June 2nd). The associated cold front triggered late afternoon and evening thunderstorms across northern New York.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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 BTV wrote it up.
A low pressure system moved east from the Great Lakes region Tuesday morning (June 2nd) into southern Canada by Tuesday night (June 2nd). The associated cold front triggered late afternoon and evening thunderstorms across northern New York. In particular, across St. Lawrence county during the evening hours, large tree branches were blown down in Star Lake and also in Cranberrylake where they fell across the road. Frequent cloud to ground lightning was reported, and a house was struck and destroyed by lightning in Waddington, New York.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lawrence
- When
- June 2, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lawrence County, Cranberry Lake
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.220, -74.830
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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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: 5669028, 5669029.