New York, 2006

High Wind in New York, January 21, 2006

January 21, 2006 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 21, 6:00 AM EST, 8 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 6:00 AM EST, 8 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:02 AM EST, 9 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
502 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2006

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>042-047>054-058-061-063-082-
VTZ013>015-221200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-
NORTHERN FULTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
502 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LITCHFIELD HILLS IN
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE BERKSHIRES IN WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY...EASTERN
CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT AND TACONICS IN EAST CENTRAL
NEW YORK...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL
MIDNIGHT...REFER TO HIGH WIND WARNING STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT. THE SNOW WILL RESULT FROM A
STORM SYSTEM WHICH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND TRACK NORTHEAST ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER PLEASE
SEND ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...TREE
LIMBS AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS MEASURED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
40 MPH TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA NYSPIN LSR...TELEPHONE
OR THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET.

CTZ013-NYZ043-059-060-064>066-083-084-221200-
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
502 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY
IF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND THE LAKE GEORGE REGION AND MID HUDSON
VALLEY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL
MIDNIGHT...REFER TO WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT. THE SNOW WILL RESULT FROM A
STORM SYSTEM WHICH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND TRACK NORTHEAST ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER PLEASE
SEND ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...TREE
LIMBS AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS MEASURED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
40 MPH TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA NYSPIN LSR...TELEPHONE
OR THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 21, 1:29 PM EST, 41 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK

TROOP A

1159AM     FRI JAN 20 2006

#1 0000001 000

AWRC WLSR AHQT

00102    FILE 28   SP LOCKPORT     NY1310200                 JAN 20-06

TO       SP BATAVIA

 ROAD & WEATHER REPORT FOR NIAGARA COUNTY

 EASTERN NIAGARA COUNTY

      WEATHER: CLOUDY

      ROADS: DRY

 WESTERN NIAGARA COUNTY, I-190 & ROBERT MOSES PARKWAY

      WEATHER: CLOUDY

      ROADS: DRY

             I-190: DRY

AUTH SGT LARRY BRAUER                            MAUK
Local storm report, Jan 21, 1:29 PM EST, 41 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK

TROOP K

0758AM     FRI JAN 20 2006

#1 0000001 000

KOSS WLSR APTS

00037    FILE 28   PD TOWN OF OSSINING NY0597300             JAN 20-06

TO       APB

ROAD CONDITION REPORT FOR 1/20/06  TIME: 0700 HRS

COUNTY AFFECTED: WESTCHESTER

CONDITIONS: ROAD CLOSED DUE TO TREES LEANING ON WIRES

ROAD CLOSED: NORTHERN END OF NORTH STATE RD IN BOTH DIRECTIONS

BRIARCLIFF MANOR

ANTICIAPTED RETURN TO NORMAL CONDITIONS: NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME

SUGGESTED ALTERNATE ROUTE: STATE HWY 100 TO STATE HWY 9A

AUTH LT BUSCHE              SENT MADAUS 0756 HRS

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Western Greene

When
January 21, 2:10 PM EST
Where
Western Greene forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

On January 21, trees and wires were blown down in Durham.

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

More

Every storm in New York in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2006

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: 5488990.