Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- May 25, 11:50 AM EST to 11:55 AM EST
- Where
- Columbia County, Claverack to Copake
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.220, -73.730
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New York, May 25, 1999
A very unstable atmosphere combined with solar heating and a strong upper level disturbance to trigger a cluster of thunderstorms over Columbia and Greene counties around midday on May 25. This line of storms became locally severe producing strong gusty winds.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- 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 very unstable atmosphere combined with solar heating and a strong upper level disturbance to trigger a cluster of thunderstorms over Columbia and Greene counties around midday on May 25. This line of storms became locally severe producing strong gusty winds. The result of the wind was trees 2 1/2 feet in diameter blown down along Route 9H in Claverack, Columbia county. Trees were blown down in Ancram along County Route 7. In the town of the Copake, large trees were blown down along Pumpkin Hollow road and County Route 7. In Green County lightning struck Saint Patrick's church in Catskill setting the steeple on fire. The edifice on Bridge Street was heavily damaged but not destroyed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Greene
- When
- May 25, 11:55 AM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Catskill
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 1999
- Tornadoes in Texas, May 25, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, May 25, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, May 25, 1999
- Hail in New Mexico, May 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in Alaska, May 25, 1999
- Flooding in Montana, May 25 to 28, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, May 25 to 30, 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: 5699396, 5699395.