Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- October 7, 3:13 AM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Buf Greater Intl Arp
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.933, -78.733
Damaging Wind in New York, October 7, 2002
A cold front accompanied by thunderstorms crossed the area during the early morning hours. An isolated storm produced a 56 knot gusts at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A cold front accompanied by thunderstorms crossed the area during the early morning hours. An isolated storm produced a 56 knot gusts at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Only minor damage was reported with the storms.
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 2 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:15 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 7, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 7 to 8, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 7 to 8, 2002
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, October 7, 2002
- Flooding in New Jersey, October 7 to 9, 2002
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, October 7, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 7, 2002
- Flooding in Delaware, October 7, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 7, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, October 7, 2002
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 7, 2002
- Flood in North Carolina, October 7, 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: 5319481.