High Wind, Cattaraugus
- When
- October 16, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, October 16 to 17, 2001
Strong winds around deep low pressure over Quebec downed trees and power lines across the region. No structural damage was reported however scattered power outages resulted across the western southern tier.
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.
- 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
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 BUF wrote it up.
Strong winds around deep low pressure over Quebec downed trees and power lines across the region. No structural damage was reported however scattered power outages resulted across the western southern tier. Downed trees and lines were reported in Salamanca, Jamestown, Colden and Scriba.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- October 17, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Erie
- When
- October 17, 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Erie forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Oswego
- When
- October 17, 9:05 AM EST
- Where
- Oswego forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.464, -76.209 (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
- High Wind in Ohio, October 16, 2001
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 16, 2001
- High Wind in Michigan, October 16, 2001
- Flooding in New Jersey, October 16, 2001
- High Wind in Ohio, October 16, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, October 16, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, October 16, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, October 16, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, October 16, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, October 16, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, October 16, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, October 16, 2001
More
Every storm in New York in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, October 2001
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5271795, 5271796, 5271797, 5271798.