High Wind, Western Essex
- When
- September 17, 1:35 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, September 17, 1999
The remnants of Tropical Storm Floyd moved into southern New England Thursday night (9/16/99) and then across eastern New England Friday, September 17th. Strong winds combined with saturated soils from heavy rain resulted in many trees and power lines being blown down with numerous power outages.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $200,000
- 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 BTV wrote it up.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Floyd moved into southern New England Thursday night (9/16/99) and then across eastern New England Friday, September 17th. Strong winds combined with saturated soils from heavy rain resulted in many trees and power lines being blown down with numerous power outages. It was estimated that 2000 people were without power. Numerous trees were blown down in the North Elba and Lake Placid areas. A boat sank on Lake Placid due to the strong wind and waves. Rainfall across the area associated with the remnants of Floyd was 4 to 5 1/2 inches with locally higher amounts in the mountains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, September 17 to 19, 1999
- High Wind in New York, September 17, 1999
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Alaska, September 17 to 18, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in New York, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 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: 5721385.