New York, 2000

Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, September 12, 2000

September 12, 2000 · NWS BGM · 16 events in 9 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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.

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:02 UTC.

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Event by event

15 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When
September 12, 3:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Cayuga County, Countywide
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.950, -76.533

Trees and wires down from Brutus to Locke.

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
September 12, 3:20 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Onondaga County, Countywide
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.983, -76.183

Trees and wires down. Power outages Tully, Syracuse, Baldwinsville, and LaFayette.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When
September 12, 3:55 PM EST
Where
Tompkins County, Trumansburg
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.550, -76.650

Trees down. Power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
September 12, 3:55 PM EST
Where
Oneida County, Verona
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.133, -75.583

Trees down

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
September 12, 4:00 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
Where
Oneida County, Lee
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.283, -75.583

Downed wires. Wires started small brush fires.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
September 12, 4:02 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where
Madison County, Chittenango
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
43.050, -75.883

Numerous trees and wires down. Also reported in Cazenovia.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When
September 12, 4:10 PM EST
Where
Tompkins County, Ithaca
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.450, -76.500

Trees down. Power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When
September 12, 4:10 PM EST
Where
Tompkins County, Groton
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.583, -76.533

Several trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When
September 12, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Tompkins County, Cayuga Hgts
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.467, -76.483

Trees down. Power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
September 12, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Cortland County, East Homer
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
42.667, -76.100

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When
September 12, 4:25 PM EST
Where
Chemung County, Horseheads
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.167, -76.817

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
September 12, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Cortland County, Mc Graw
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
42.600, -76.100

Wires down. Also wires down in Cortland. Power outages.

Lightning, Tompkins

When
September 12, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Tompkins County, Dryden
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning hit 86 year old man, the house he was in and tree in yard. Man not hurt. Tree down by lightning in yard.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
September 12, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Binghamton
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.117, -75.900

Wires down. Also reported in Port Dickinson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When
September 12, 5:51 PM EST
Where
Chenango County, North Norwich
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.617, -75.533

Tree down on Route 12.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When
September 12, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Chenango County, Greene
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.333, -75.767

Tree down on Route 9.

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.

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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: 5174960, 5174961, 5174962, 5174969, 5175252, 5174963, 5174964, 5174965, 5174966, 5174967, 5174968, 5175194, 5175251, 5175195, 5175196, 5175197.