Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer
- When
- August 1, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Herkimer County, Russia
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.267, -75.083
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New York, August 1, 2000
On the evening of August 1, scattered thunderstorms developed along a stationary front, in a very humid air mass across Herkimer County. One of the cells became briefly severe as it moved across southern Herkimer county.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $24,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 ALY wrote it up.
On the evening of August 1, scattered thunderstorms developed along a stationary front, in a very humid air mass across Herkimer County. One of the cells became briefly severe as it moved across southern Herkimer county. Wind from the storm blew down trees and wires in the town of Russia. Thunderstorms trained over the same region, producing very heavy rainfall amounts over a short time, with Doppler Radar estimating up to 4 inches. This rainfall resulted in fast moving water nearly a foot deep on portions of Military Road in Poland.
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:18 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Herkimer
- When
- August 1, 8:30 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Herkimer County, Poland
- Property damage
- $9,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Oklahoma, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Heat in Kansas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, August 1 to 28, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 1, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 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: 5155945, 5155946.