High Wind, Jefferson
- When
- October 4, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, October 4 to 5, 2002
Low pressure over the upper Midwest deepened rapidly as it moved to Quebec. The strong winds that accompanied the low downed trees and power lines across the eastern Lake Ontario region.
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
- $65,000
- 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.
Low pressure over the upper Midwest deepened rapidly as it moved to Quebec. The strong winds that accompanied the low downed trees and power lines across the eastern Lake Ontario region. Damage was reported in Hannibal (Oswego county), Watertown (Jefferson county) and Lowville (Lewis county). The strong winds funneled up the length of Lake Erie and produced a 51 knot gust at the Buffalo waterfront.
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, Erie
- When
- October 4, 10:42 PM EST
- Where
- Erie forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Oswego
- When
- October 5, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oswego forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lewis
- When
- October 5, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.785, -75.449 (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
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 4, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, October 4, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, October 4, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in Ohio, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in Mississippi, October 4, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 4, 2002
- Tornado in Alabama, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in Tennessee, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in New York, October 4 to 5, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, October 4, 2002
More
Every storm in New York in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5319544, 5319546, 5319543, 5319545.