Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lawrence
- When
- May 29, 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lawrence County, Pierrepont
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.533, -75.017
Damaging Winds in New York, May 29, 2002
A warm front across the St Lawrence Valley region of New York triggered evening thunderstorms. A few of the storms resulted in winds which blew trees down in the localities of Pierrepont and Massena.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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 BTV wrote it up.
A warm front across the St Lawrence Valley region of New York triggered evening thunderstorms. A few of the storms resulted in winds which blew trees down in the localities of Pierrepont and Massena.
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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 29, 5:35 PM EST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 5:35 PM EST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 635 PM EDT WED MAY 29 2002 QUICK UPDATE ISSUED TO ZONES TO CLARIFY WORDING FOR THIS EVENING...AND CORRECTION TO ZONES TO ADD MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY (DAY 7). NO FURTHER UPDATES. ST. JEAN .BTV...NONE.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lawrence
- When
- May 29, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lawrence County, Massena
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.933, -74.867
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in Washington, May 29, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, May 29 to 30, 2002
- Hail in Texas, May 29, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, May 29, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 29, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 29, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, May 29, 2002
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Florida, May 29, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 29, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 29, 2002
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, May 29, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 29, 2002
More
Every storm in New York in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, May 2002
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: 5298763, 5298764.