High Wind, Western Essex
- When
- November 23, 7:00 PM EST to November 24, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, November 23 to 24, 1998
An area of strong low pressure moved across southern Canada during Monday (November 23, 1998) and Tuesday (November 24, 1998). Strong southwest winds resulted in a few trees and power lines blown down in portions of New York's Essex county.
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
- $10,000
- 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.
An area of strong low pressure moved across southern Canada during Monday (November 23, 1998) and Tuesday (November 24, 1998). Strong southwest winds resulted in a few trees and power lines blown down in portions of New York's Essex county. Winds gusted to over 50 mph (43 knots) at approximately 745 PM EST in Lake Placid, NY. In Ticonderoga, trees and power lines were blown down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Eastern Essex
- When
- November 23, 7:00 PM EST to November 24, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in California, November 23, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, November 23, 1998
- High Wind in California, November 23, 1998
- High Wind in Idaho, November 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, November 23, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5670957, 5670958.