Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- August 4, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Rochester
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -77.630
Damaging Wind in New York, August 4, 1999
Severe thunderstorms crossed the Finger Lakes area during the late afternoon hours. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds which downed trees and power lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $8,000
- 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 BUF wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms crossed the Finger Lakes area during the late afternoon hours. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds which downed trees and power lines.
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:02 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
- Heat in Texas, August 4, 1999
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Colorado, August 4, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, August 4 to 28, 1999
- Damaging Wind in California, August 4, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 4, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 4, 1999
- Waterspouts in Florida, August 4, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 4, 1999
- Hail in Michigan, August 4, 1999
- Hail in Indiana, August 4, 1999
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, August 4, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 4, 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: 5713862.