High Wind in New York, February 12, 2009

Name: High Wind in New York, February 12, 2009
Start: 2009-02-12T06:00
End: 2009-02-12T16:00
Location: New York

February 12, 2009 · NWS OKX · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 6
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

An intense area of low pressure over the Eastern Great Lakes on the morning of February 12, tracked northeast and up into the Canadian Maritimes by evening. High winds developed near daybreak, right behind the cold front, and continued through the day. The strongest winds occurred during the morning and appeared to be associated with sharp pressure rises right behind the cold front.

There were several thousand power outages across southeast New York, a death of a construction worker, and delays of up to 3 hours at the metropolitan area airports.

The death occurred at approximately 0832EST at a construction site in the Rosebank section of Staten Island. High winds knocked down a cinder block wall on top of a 59-year-old male construction worker.

The following are some peak wind gusts across southeast New York: Bronx County, Bronx at 59 mph; Kings County, Brooklyn at 65 mph, Queens County, 55 mph at JFK airport and 56 mph at LaGuardia airport; Nassau County, 56 mph at Massapequa; Suffolk County, 60 mph at Islip; Westchester County, 55 mph at White Plains; and Orange County, 58 mph at Warwick.

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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 12, 5:19 AM EST, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:19 AM EST, 41 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
519 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE TRI-STATE AREA AND
BRING STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SEASONABLY COOL WEATHER
PATTERN WILL THEN SET UP AND LAST INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING/...
NEAR TERM UPDATE...HAVE UPGRADED NYC AND LONG ISLAND TO A SHORT
FUSED HIGH WIND WARNING AS 10Z OBS SHOW STRONG WINDS EXTENDING
FARTHER SOUTH THAN EXPECTED AND MOVING INTO AREAS E OF THE
APPALACHIANS...WITH MDT IN SE PA GUSTING TO 49 KT.
OTHER IMPRESSIVE PEAK WINDS OCCURRED AT HGR AND MRB ACROSS
NORTHERN MD/WV...WITH PEAK WINDS 54 AND 62 KT WILL MAINTAIN WIND
ADVISORY ELSEWHERE...BUT WITH OUTSIDE POSSIBILITY THAT COASTAL CT
MAY EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE WARNING.

ROM PREV DISCUSSION...SHRA ACROSS CNTRL PA TRACKING ENE AT 55KT.
AS THE PCPN GETS E OF THE MOUNTAINS HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THE
DOWNSLOPE FLOW IS AIDING IN THE DETERIORATION OF RADAR RETURNS.
PCPN TIMES OUT AT AROUND 930Z ORANGE COUNTY TO 12Z ERN CT. LINEAR
INTERPOLATION DOES TAKE THE PCPN N OF KNYC AND LI. HAVE GONE WITH
SCT SHRA ACROSS THE NWRN ZONES AND SCT-ISOLD FURTHER E. FG HAS
ALSO DEVELOPED EARLY THIS AM. INCLUDED FG IN GRIDS BUT THIS IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SHRA
ACTIVITY...AND MORE IMPORTANTLY MIXING WINDS..CLEARS THE CWA BY
13-14Z.

&&

.SHORT TERM /10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NAM/GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT AT H5 FOR TODAY/S STORM. GFS INTENSIFIES
THE SFC LOW A BIT DEEPER AS IT TRACKS THRU THE ERN GREAT LAKES
EARLY THIS AM. STEEPEST LLVL LAPSE RATES DEVELOP ACROSS NRN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA. MDT FROGEN AT H85 LOOKS TO ADD SOME FORCING.
FCST CARRIES SCT SHRA N AND ISOLD S WITH STORM MOTION SEWD AT
40KT.

COOLER AIR AT H85 ACROSS CNTRL PA AT 8Z WILL MAKE IT THRU THE CWA
BY AROUND 15Z. THIS WILL STABALIZE TEMPS THIS AFTN. SCT-BKN SKIES
MOST OF THE CWA WITH BKN-OVC NRN ZONES.

INSTABILITY DECREASES OVERNIGHT. ISOLD SHRASN. ATM DRYS OUT FRI
WITH PW/S LESS THAN 0.2IN. NO POPS AND TEMPS NEAR CLIMO.

MOISTURE REMAINS SPARSE FOR SAT SO MAINTAINED A DRY FCST. WITH
HIGH PRES RIDGING SWD AND LIGHTER WINDS...HIGHS MAY BE A BIT
COOLER THAN FRI WITH LESS MIXING DESPITE WARMER TEMPS ALOFT.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
GFS ENSEMBLES/GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE TO TREND SWD WITH THE S/W THAT
WILL BE TRACKING ACROSS THE CNTRL AND SRN CONUS. HAVE DOWNGRADED
POPS AND WILL CARRY A DRY FCST SAT NIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE NEEDED TO
THE REST OF THE EXTENDED AS ANY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE IS PROGGED TO
REMAIN S OF THE CWA WITH AN ACTIVE SRN STREAM. MAINLY DRY W/NW
FLOW ALOFT THRU TUE. CONTINUE THE DRY FCST WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS.

MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT AT POTENTIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /10Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR MAIN ISSUE OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS RUNNING 10KT
OR LESS AT THE SURFACE...AND 45-60KT AT 2KFT LOOKING AT VAD WIND
PROFILES. IN ADDITION STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR A SQUALL LINE TO
DEVELOP THROUGH 8Z FROM CITY ON WEST...AND THROUGH 10Z OVER
EASTERN TERMINALS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO MAYBE 30KT POSSIBLE
(SEVERE/THUNDER POTENTIAL LOOKS LESS THAN 20 PCT NOTING LITTLE
ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY SHOWING AS SHOWERS COME EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS...BUT STILL CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT).

HAVE REMOVED SHRA/MVFR FROM WESTERN TAFS...AND WILL LIKELY REMOVE
FROM EASTERN TERMINALS WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AND UPPED
CEILINGS TO VFR ONCE SHRA IS DONE.

AFTER WINDSHEAR INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE MORNING PUSH...THE NEXT
STORY BECOMES GUSTY WINDS AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH THE TAF
PERIODS. WINDS BECOME WSW AT 15-25G30-40 BY MID MORNING (HIGHEST
GUSTS ALONG COASTAL TERMINALS)...THEN WEST 25-30G35-45 BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. WITH WINDS STAYING UP AT THESE LEVELS INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. TOWARDS MIDNIGHT WINDS DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TO 20-25G35-40 OUT
OF THE WNW.

OUTLOOK FOR 06Z FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
VFR. NW WINDS AND GUSTS SLOWLY DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM ONTARIO INTO FAR UPSTATE NY AND
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY WILL TIGHTEN THE LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT
CONSIDERABLY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 25-30 KT AND GUSTS 35-45 KT
DEVELOPING AFTER DAYBREAK..AND HIGHEST NEAR SHORE. DESPITE 50-KT LOW
LEVEL JET DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA TODAY...THINK MARINE LAYER WILL
KEEP THESE STRONGER WINDS FROM REACHING THE SEA SURFACE EXCEPT FOR A
BRIEF PERIOD LATE TONIGHT...SO MAY MENTION OCNL 50-KT GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT FOR THE OCEAN...OTHERWISE GALE WARNING CONTINUES MOSTLY AS
IS...EXCEPT EXTENDED INTO FRI MORNING FOR THE OCEAN WATERS.

THEREAFTER...SCA CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO FRI NIGHT ON
ALL WATERS...POSSIBLY INTO SAT MORNING ON THE OCEAN.

WINDS INCREASING ACROSS ALL WATERS SUN/MON IN WAKE OF DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE TRACKING E OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BRINGS POTENTIAL FOR
SCA CONDITIONS ON AT LEAST THE OCEAN WATERS DURING THIS TIME...AND
POSSIBLY ALL WATERS DEPENDING ON STRENGTH OF OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
FFA CONTINUES WITH AN ICE JAM BEING MONITORED IN ORANGE COUNTY.
PCPN TODAY UP TO 0.25IN NWRN ZONES...WITH 0.1 OR LESS FCST FOR THE
REST OF THE CWA...INCLUDING THE NYC METRO.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
HAVE ISSUED LOW WATER ADVISORY FOR ALL WATERS EXCEPT THE OCEAN E OF
FIRE ISLAND INLET...AS ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CURRENT FULL MOON COMBINE WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW TO BRING WATER
LEVELS TO AROUND 2 FT BELOW MLLW DURING THE LOW TIDE CYCLES LATE
THIS AFTERNOON/THIS EVENING AND AGAIN EARLY FRI MORNING.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR CTZ005>012.
NY...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NYZ071>081.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NYZ067>070.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR NYZ067.
NJ...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NJZ003>006-
     011.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NJZ002.
MARINE...LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY
     FOR ANZ330-335-338-340-345-355.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ330-335-338-340-345.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ350-353-355.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JMC
NEAR TERM...BG/JMC
SHORT TERM...JMC
LONG TERM...JMC
AVIATION...PFM
MARINE...BG
HYDROLOGY...JMC
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 5:23 AM EST, 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>081-130930-
BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY HIGH WIND REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-NYZ068>070-130930-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-PUTNAM-
ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

NYZ067-130930-
ORANGE-
523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-130930-
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.
   LOW WATER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LOW WATER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

ANZ355-130930-
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.
   LOW WATER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.
   LOW WATER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

ANZ350-353-130930-
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

JMC

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Event by event

14 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Orange

When: February 12, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Orange forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Westchester

When: February 12, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Westchester forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Downed trees and power lines closed portions of Route 22 at Bedford.

High Wind, Putnam

When: February 12, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

New York State Electric and Gas Corp. reported several thousand customers without power due to downed power lines in the morning.

High Wind, Southern Westchester

When: February 12, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Westchester forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Downed trees and power lines closed Route 9A at Croton-On-Hudson, between Furnace Dock Road and Scenic Drive West.

High Wind, Bronx

When: February 12, 7:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Bronx forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, New York (Manhattan)

When: February 12, 7:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: New York (Manhattan) forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 40.774, -73.970 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds toppled a 50-foot-long, 10-foot-high brick and cinderblock wall into a playground at a vacant school in the East Village. There were no injuries.

High Wind, Richmond (Staten Is.)

When: February 12, 7:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Richmond (Staten Is.) forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds knocked down a cinder block wall, killing a 59-year-old male construction worker at approximately 0832EST in the Rosebank section of Staten Island.

High Wind, Kings (Brooklyn)

When: February 12, 7:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Kings (Brooklyn) forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 0740EST, a tree fell, injuring a man on Avenue H.

High Wind, Queens

When: February 12, 7:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Queens forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind, Nassau

When: February 12, 7:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Nassau forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Newspaper

Long Island Railroad grade crossing gate at the Broadway crossing in Bethpage blown into a passing train, injuring 4 people by shattered glass.

High Wind, Northwest Suffolk

When: February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where: Northwest Suffolk forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds knocked down trees and power lines with over 4000 power outages across Long Island.

High Wind, Northeast Suffolk

When: February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where: Northeast Suffolk forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds knocked down trees and power lines with over 4000 power outages across Long Island.

High Wind, Southwest Suffolk

When: February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where: Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds knocked down trees and power lines with over 4000 power outages across Long Island.

High Wind, Southeast Suffolk

When: February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where: Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds knocked down trees and power lines with over 4000 power outages across Long Island.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
High Wind, Richmond (Staten Is.)	2009-02-12	59	Male	Outside/Open Areas	Direct

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

Every storm in New York in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, February 2009

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: 154185, 154187, 154186, 154190, 154191, 154192, 154193, 154194, 154195, 154196, 154197, 154198, 154199, 154200.