High Wind, Southern Westchester
- When
- January 15, 1:22 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Westchester forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, January 15, 2006
A strong frontal wave developed over the northern Middle Atlantic States during the morning of Saturday, January 14. The system continued to deepen as it tracked over the New York City Metro area to just east of Long Island during the evening hours.
Where it happened
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
A strong frontal wave developed over the northern Middle Atlantic States during the morning of Saturday, January 14. The system continued to deepen as it tracked over the New York City Metro area to just east of Long Island during the evening hours. By Sunday evening, Janaury 15, the deep low center was located near Nova Scotia.Strong winds developed on the backside of the deepening low with winds meeting high wind warning criteria during the early morning hours Sunday. Strong winds continued through much of the day. An AWS site at Jamaica High School in Jamaica, Queens, reported a wind gust to 63 mph (55 kt) at 12:35 AM. There was also an injury as a tree and live wires came down on a car. The ASOS at the White Plains Airport in Westchester County reported a wind gust to 62 mph (54 kt) at 1:22 AM.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Queens
- When
- January 15, 12:35 PM EST
- Where
- Queens forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Tree and live wires down on car.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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The same day elsewhere
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5487204, 5487205.