New York, 2018Strong Wind in New York, November 15 to 16, 2018
November 15 to 16, 2018 · NWS OKX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Strong east to northeast winds developed across the region Thursday Night into early Friday morning, as an intensifying coastal storm tracked across the area.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $190,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Strong east to northeast winds developed across the region Thursday Night into early Friday morning, as an intensifying coastal storm tracked across the area.
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 Nov 15, 5:14 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 5:14 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, Nov 15, 6:52 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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</html>Strong Wind, Northwest Suffolk
- When
- November 15, 8:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The mesonet station in Eatons Neck reported a wind gust to 52 mph at 934 pm.
Strong Wind, Southern Westchester
- When
- November 15, 11:00 PM EST to November 16, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Westchester forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The elevated mesonet station in Larchmont Harbor reported winds in excess of 50 mph shortly after midnight on the 16th of November.
Strong Wind, Northern Nassau
- When
- November 15, 11:00 PM EST to November 16, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Nassau forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The elevated mesonet station in Bayville reported winds in excess of 50 mph around midnight on the 16th.
Strong Wind, Northeast Suffolk
- When
- November 16, 12:00 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
During the overnight hours on November 16th, numerous mesonet stations reported wind gusts over 50 mph. Many are elevated. The highest reports from these elevated stations include 67 MPH at Great Gull Island around 326 am, 59 mph at the Fishers Island Airport at 345 am, and 52 mph in the town of Peconic at 320 am.
Strong Wind, Southeast Suffolk
- When
- November 16, 12:00 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
During the overnight hours on November 16th, numerous mesonet stations reported wind gusts over 50 mph. Many are elevated. The highest reports from these elevated stations include 64 MPH at Shinnecock around 333 am, 59 mph in the town of Napeague at 355 am, 55 mph in Mecox Bay at 307 am, and 52 mph at the East Moriches Coast Guard station at 152 am.
Strong Wind, Southwest Suffolk
- When
- November 16, 12:00 AM EST to 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
During the overnight hours on November 16th, a couple of mesonet stations reported wind gusts over 50 mph. They include Point O Wodds Yaht Club at 105 am, with a wind gust up to 57 mph, and a gust of 55 mph at the Fire Island Coast Gaurd station at 111 am.
Strong Wind, Southern Nassau
- When
- November 16, 12:00 AM EST to 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Nassau forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The mesonet station at the Jones Beach Coast Guard station reported a wind gust to 54 mph around 138 am on the 16th.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, November 15 to 16, 2018$200,000 · 16 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, November 15 to 16, 2018$110,000 · 9 events
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, November 15, 2018$100,000 · 5 events
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, November 15 to 16, 201833 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, November 15 to 16, 201827 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, November 15 to 16, 201824 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, November 15 to 16, 2018$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 20 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, November 15 to 16, 201817 events
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in New Jersey, November 15 to 16, 201816 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 15 to 16, 201816 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, November 15 to 16, 201815 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, November 15 to 16, 201812 events
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: 789428, 789431, 789434, 789419, 789424, 789427, 789436.