Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga
- When
- September 2, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Malta
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -73.780
Damaging Winds in New York, September 2, 1998
A prefrontal trough moving quickly across New York State, produced an isolated severe thunderstorm over Saratoga County. The storm knocked down trees in Malta and Stillwater.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
A prefrontal trough moving quickly across New York State, produced an isolated severe thunderstorm over Saratoga County. The storm knocked down trees in Malta and Stillwater.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:37 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga
- When
- September 2, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Stillwater
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.930, -73.650
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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- Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 2, 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: 5667045, 5667046.