Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk
- When
- March 11, 6:10 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Southampton
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.900, -72.400
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New York, March 11, 2000
A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst that snapped six consecutive telephone poles at their base between County Road 39 and Head of Pond Road along Montauk Highway in Water Mill of Southampton. One pole fell onto a moving car causing minor injuries to 4 people.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst that snapped six consecutive telephone poles at their base between County Road 39 and Head of Pond Road along Montauk Highway in Water Mill of Southampton. One pole fell onto a moving car causing minor injuries to 4 people. The microburst was confirmed by a NWS Meteorologist.Lightning struck a cluster of trees that fell through a car travelling north on Berry Hill Road in Oyster Bay Cove. A woman was instantly killed when she was crushed by the falling trees. Her husband received minor injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Nassau
- When
- March 11, 8:35 PM EST
- Where
- Nassau County, Oyster Bay Cove
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Nassau | 2000-03-11 | 45 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 11, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Ohio, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 11, 2000
- Hail and Strong Wind in Maryland, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Missouri, March 11, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, March 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: 5139681, 5140365.