New York, 2000

High Wind in New York, April 8, 2000

April 8, 2000 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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.

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1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Fulton

When
April 8, 4:50 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
Where
Fulton forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A strong cold front moved through Fulton county on the evening of April 8. Gusty winds associated with the frontal passage were powerful enough to trigger isolated damage. In the town of Broadalbin, a barn containing cattle was blown over. Scattered large limbs and trees blew down as well.

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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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: 5140428.