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 an estimated 2000 without power.
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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 an estimated 2000 without power. In Plattsburgh, a cable TV tower was blown on to the top of another building early Friday morning. Several boats were damaged along the shore of Lake Champlain. A radio station measured a peak gust of 53 knots (61 mph) in Plattsburgh. Damage was reported in the towns of Plattsburgh, Champlain, Altona and Chazy. Rainfall across the area associated with the remnants of Floyd was 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 inches.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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