Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire
- When
- June 22, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, Northampton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.317, -72.633
Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 22, 2000
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds in the Oxbow section of Northampton. Three trees were uprooted and a houseboat was destroyed.
Where it happened
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- 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 BOX wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds in the Oxbow section of Northampton. Three trees were uprooted and a houseboat was destroyed.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:02 UTC.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in California, June 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, June 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 2000
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: 5150732.