Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester
- When
- June 23, 10:40 AM EST to 11:15 AM EST
- Where
- Westchester County, Larchmont
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.917, -73.750
Flash Flood and Flooding in New York, June 23 to 24, 2001
A severe thunderstorm produced high winds and torrential rain as it passed over Larchmont. High winds downed many trees, which fell on houses, uprooted sidewalks, and downed power lines in a 15 to 20 block area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced high winds and torrential rain as it passed over Larchmont. High winds downed many trees, which fell on houses, uprooted sidewalks, and downed power lines in a 15 to 20 block area. This storm also downed trees and power lines in Mamaroneck. Torrential rain also caused flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas.Heavy rains caused widespread significant ponding of water in poor drainage and low-lying areas in the New York City area. In Staten Island, several cars became inundated with water and stalled. Several people required rescue from their cars. In Manhattan, flooding caused the closure of a large segment of West Side highway between 100th and 120th Streets.These heavy rains also led to rises in area rivers and streams. In Rockland County, the Mahwah River at Suffern was above its' flood stage of 4.0 ft. from 4:56 PM EDT on June 23rd until 3:42 AM EDT on June 24th. The crest stage was 5.8 ft. at 7:00 PM on June 23rd. Also, in Stony Point, a 17 year old male was swept into floodwaters at a culvert on Willow Grove Drive. He was rescued, and suffered only minor injuries. Frequent cloud to ground lightning also accompanied some of these thunderstorms. Lightning struck a house at 29 Captain Shankey Drive in Haverstraw at 2:56 pm EDT and struck a person at 1 Lyle Terrace at 3:15 pm EDT. In Westchester County, lightning struck a utility pole in Yorktown, causing hot electrical wires to fall on an occupied Sports Utility Vehicle. The occupant was briefly trapped in the vehicle, but was uninjured.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 23, 8:26 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 8:26 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 926 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2001 SPC HAS MUCH OF CWA IN SLGT CHC DY1. WL ISSUE AN SPS ARND 10 AM OR SO. WL DROP SCA AND GO S 15 TO 20 KTS ON THE MARINE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 12Z SOUNDGS VRY UNSTBL WITH PCPL WATER 1.32, BUT AM NOT IMPRESSD WITH THE WND PROFILE...WITH A SWEAT OF ONLY 144 AND A WBZ ABV 10 KFT. THINKG ANY TSTM WUD PRODUCE LOTS OF RFL AND WND GUSTS BLW SEVERE THRESHOLD ACRS LI. BUT FRM NASSAU CTY WWD CUD GET HIER GUSTS AS PER SWODY1. NO NEED FOR ZFP UPDATE. .OKX... CT...NONE. NJ...NONE. NY...NONE. MARINE...NONE. WOOLDRIDGE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 9:00 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
CTZ005-009-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>077-232100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1000 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2001 THE SEVERE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS PLACED MUCH OF OUR REGION IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION ALONG WITH A DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL PRODUCED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. ALL THUNDERSTORMS...WHETHER SEVERE OR NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A KILLER. WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE CURTAILED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WOOLDRIDGE
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:41 UTC.
Event by event
2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Richmond
- When
- June 23, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Richmond
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, New York
- When
- June 23, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- New York County, New York
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.774, -73.970 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Rockland
- When
- June 23, 1:56 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Rockland County, Haverstraw
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -74.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Rockland
- When
- June 23, 3:56 PM EST to June 24, 2:42 AM EST
- Where
- Rockland County, Suffern
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -74.024 (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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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
- Tornadoes in Connecticut, June 23, 2001
- Wildfire in California, June 23 to 28, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, June 23, 2001
- Wildfire in California, June 23 to 25, 2001
- Wildfire in California, June 23 to 24, 2001
- Tornado in Connecticut, June 23, 2001
- Lightning Strikes in New York, June 23, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 23, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 23, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 23, 2001
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, June 23, 2001
- Hail in Montana, June 23, 2001
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: 5251264, 5251265, 5251266, 5251267, 5251306.