Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- April 26, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Manchester
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.570, -70.770
Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, April 26, 1999
A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst, which resulted in localized property damage. The top of a tree and part of a new house under construction were ripped off, and a plastic lawn chair was blown through a picture window.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 BOX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst, which resulted in localized property damage. The top of a tree and part of a new house under construction were ripped off, and a plastic lawn chair was blown through a picture window. A second metal chair damaged an outside wall. There were no injuries.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:23 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 26, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, April 26, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, April 26, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 26, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 26, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 26, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, April 26, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 26, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 26, 1999
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 1999
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: 5698493.