Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga
- When
- March 9, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Cayuga County, Union Spgs
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.833, -76.683
Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
An upper level disturbance moving across New York State in combination with an approaching cold front and a very moist unstable airmass in place across central New York, produced clusters and lines of thunderstorms during the mid afternoon and early evening of the 9th. Many trees and wires were blown down.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
An upper level disturbance moving across New York State in combination with an approaching cold front and a very moist unstable airmass in place across central New York, produced clusters and lines of thunderstorms during the mid afternoon and early evening of the 9th. Many trees and wires were blown down.
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:35 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango
- When
- March 9, 4:50 PM EST to 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Chenango County, Greene
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.333, -75.767
Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego
- When
- March 9, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -75.033
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- March 9, 5:45 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Delhi
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.283, -74.917
Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan
- When
- March 9, 6:56 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan County, Countywide
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.700, -74.733
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, March 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Avalanche in Alaska, March 9 to 10, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 9, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 9 to 10, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 9, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, March 9, 2000
- Hail in New York, March 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, March 9, 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: 5135816, 5135817, 5135818, 5135819, 5135820.