High Wind in New York, November 2, 1999

Name: High Wind in New York, November 2, 1999
Start: 1999-11-02T19:30
End: 1999-11-02T22:30
Location: New York

November 2, 1999 · NWS BUF · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

An intense storm which moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico to Western New York brought high winds to the region. Barns collapsed in York (Livingston County) and Harrisburg (Lewis County).

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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.

An intense storm which moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico to Western New York brought high winds to the region. Barns collapsed in York (Livingston County) and Harrisburg (Lewis County). Trees and lines were downed and power outages were scattered throughout the area. In Arcade (Wyoming County) showroom windows were blown out. In Rochester (Monroe County) an overhead highway sign was blown into the path of a minivan. The driver of the vehicle, a 41-year-old male, died while his wife and daughter were not injured in the accident.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Wyoming

When: November 2, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Wyoming forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Livingston

When: November 2, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.728, -77.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Monroe

When: November 2, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.165, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lewis

When: November 2, 9:55 PM EST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lewis

When: November 2, 10:30 PM EST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
High Wind, Monroe	1999-11-02	41	Female	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Direct

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, November 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: 5723017, 5723018, 5723019, 5723020, 5723021.