High Wind, Broome
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Broome forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
Low pressure moved quickly from northeast Ohio early on the 12th to northeast New York at 7 AM. The low dragged a strong cold front through the area during the morning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- $1.1 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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 BGM wrote it up.
Low pressure moved quickly from northeast Ohio early on the 12th to northeast New York at 7 AM. The low dragged a strong cold front through the area during the morning. Winds with and behind the front were 20 to 35 mph sustained with gusts measured to 62 mph. The highest gusts were with the front. Numerous power lines and trees were brought down. Power outages were widespread. Other damage included roofs collapsed and blown off, signs were blown over, a mobile home was moved off its pad, a mobile home was flipped onto its side while being moved, a barn collapsed, a silo was damaged, and trees falling onto houses, cars and wires.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Chemung
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chemung forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Chenango
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chenango forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cortland
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cortland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Delaware
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Madison
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Oneida
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oneida forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Onondaga
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Onondaga forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Otsego
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Schuyler
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Seneca
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Cayuga
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Cayuga forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Oneida
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oneida forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Steuben
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sullivan
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Tioga
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tioga forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Tompkins
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tompkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Yates
- When
- December 12, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yates forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New Jersey, December 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- Cold in South Carolina, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, December 12 to 13, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 2000
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: 5177203, 5177204, 5177205, 5177206, 5177207, 5177208, 5177209, 5177210, 5177211, 5177212, 5177213, 5177214, 5177215, 5177216, 5177217, 5177218, 5177219, 5177220.