High Wind, Putnam
- When
- December 11, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, December 11, 1999
Estimated wind gusts of at least 58 mph downed numerous trees and utility poles across Putnam and Northern Westchester Counties. Tree limbs were strewn across and blocked many roads in this area.
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.
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
The combination of a strong low pressure system over Northern New England and a strong high pressure system over the midwest produced strong and gusty northwest winds across the area.Estimated wind gusts of at least 58 mph downed numerous trees and utility poles across Putnam and Northern Westchester Counties. Tree limbs were strewn across and blocked many roads in this area. Local electric utility companies reported almost 1500 customers without power as a result of these high winds.
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, Northern Westchester
- When
- December 11, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Westchester forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Texas, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 11, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, December 11, 1999
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 11, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 11, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 11, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 11, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 11 to 12, 1999
More
Every storm in New York in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 1999
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: 5721956, 5721957.