Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- January 24, 9:26 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Goshen to Highland Mills
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -74.330
Damaging Wind in New York, January 24, 1999
A line of severe thunderstorms produced high winds that downed trees from Goshen east to Highland Mills. Some trees fell on cars at the intersection of Hollis Street and Park Ave.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced high winds that downed trees from Goshen east to Highland Mills. Some trees fell on cars at the intersection of Hollis Street and Park Ave. in Highland Mills.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 24, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, January 24 to 26, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, January 24, 1999
- Flash Flood in New York, January 24, 1999
- Flooding in Kentucky, January 24 to 31, 1999
- Flooding in Michigan, January 24 to 28, 1999
- Flash Flood and Heat in Massachusetts, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Flooding in New York, January 24 to 27, 1999
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Flooding in Ohio, January 24, 1999
More
Every storm in New York in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5696287.