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National Climatic Data Center states that the wind was stronger than the remnants of Hurricane Isabel
news article from The Daily Star
| HIGH WIND WARNING |
A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM OVER S. CANADA WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG.GUSTY WINDS ACROSS CNTL NY & NE PA TODAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 50 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-151400- BRADFORD PA-BROOME NY-CHEMUNG NY- NY-CORTLAND NY-DE NY- LACKAWANNA PA-LUZERNE PA-MADISON NY-NORTHERN ONEIDA NY- PA- ONONDAGA NY-OTSEGO NY-PIKE PA-SCHUYLER NY-SENECA NY- SOUTHERN CAYUGA NY- NY- PA-STEUBEN NY-SULLIVAN NY-SUSQUEHANNA PA- TIOGA NY-TOMPKINS NY-WYOMING PA-YATES NY- 411 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2003 HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NW & INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE AREA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS PAST 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AND ACROSS THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AREA INCLUDING SYRACUSE. WHERE A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL OCCUR. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. THERE COULD BE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES IN THE WARNING AREA.
| WIND DATA FROM SOME NORTHEAST STATES |
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON, NY
945 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2003
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PEAK WIND GUSTS AND FASTEST SUSTAINED
WINDS FROM THE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15TH STORM.
HIGHEST GUST FASTEST SUSTAINED WIND
========= NEW YORK =========
NEW YORK COUNTY
CENTRAL PARK 44 MPH W 216 PM 28 MPH W 304 AM
QUEENS COUNTY
JOHN F KENNEDY AIRPORT 54 MPH W 220 PM 45 MPH W 115 PM
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT 49 MPH NW 807 PM 38 MPH W 331 PM
SUFFOLK COUNTY
FARMINGDALE AIRPORT 54 MPH W 217 PM 40 MPH W 218 PM
ISLIP AIRPORT 46 MPH W 202 PM 38 MPH W 214 PM
WESTHAMPTON BEACH AIRPORT 44 MPH W 1206 PM 38 MPH W 1206 PM
SHIRLEY AIRPORT 44 MPH W 442 PM 33 MPH S 333 AM
MONTAUK POINT 38 MPH W 324 PM 28 MPH W 423 PM
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
WHITE PLAINS AIRPORT 47 MPH NW 1255 PM 31 MPH W 338 AM
======== NEW JERSEY ========
BERGEN COUNTY
TETERBORO AIRPORT 41 MPH W 226 PM 29 MPH W 501 PM
ESSEX COUNTY
NEWARK AIRPORT 49 MPH W 1235 PM 40 MPH W 241 AM
CALDWELL AIRPORT 45 MPH W 243 AM 32 MPH W 732 PM
======= CONNECTICUT ========
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 46 MPH NW 407 PM 38 MPH NW 407 PM
DANBURY AIRPORT 40 MPH W 539 PM 30 MPH W 1257 PM
NEW HAVEN COUNTY
NEW HAVEN AIRPORT 49 MPH SE 155 AM 33 MPH SE 155 AM
NEW LONDON COUNTY
GROTON AIRPORT 41 MPH W 447 PM 29 MPH W 448 PM
| PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS |
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY
511 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1100 AM VERONA NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 ONEIDA SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE REPORTED
BY MEDIA
1100 AM SULLIVAN NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 MADISON TREES AND WIRES DOWN
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
1100 AM LINCOLN NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 MADISON TREES AND WIRES DOWN
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
1100 AM SYRACUSE NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 ONONDAGA SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1100 AM MORAVIA NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 CAYUGA TREES AND WIRES DOWN
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
1100 AM WATERLOO NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 SENECA SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1100 AM PENN YAN NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 YATES SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1200 PM HOMER NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 CORTLAND SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1200 PM ITHACA NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 TOMPKINS SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1200 PM HORNELL NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 STEUBEN SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1200 PM DEPOSIT NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 BROOME SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE OVER
HIGHER ELEVATIONS REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1200 PM WOODBOURNE NY WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 SULLIVAN SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
0100 PM MESHOPPEN PA WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 WYOMING TREES AND WIRES DOWN
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0100 PM NICHOLSON PA WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 WYOMING TREES AND WIRES DOWN
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0100 PM DALTON PA WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 LACKAWANNA SCATTERED TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
842 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0101 PM POLAND NY NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 HERKIMER POWERLINES DOWN WITH
SUSTAINED 45 MPH WINDS.
0115 PM MILLBROOK NY NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 DUTCHESS TREES DOWN KNOCKING DOWN
POWERLINES.
0248 PM POUGHKEEPSIE NY NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 DUTCHESS GALLERIA AREA TREE LIMBS
DOWN POWER OUTAGES.
0250 PM KENT CT NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 LITCHFIELD POWER OUTAGES.
0300 PM FAIRFIELD NY NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 HERKIMER GUST 61 MPH (ELEVATION
1450 FEET)
0307 PM GLEN NY NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 MONTGOMERY WIND DAMAGE MEASURED GUST
TO 56 MPH.
0309 PM KERHONKSON NY NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 ULSTER POWER OUTAGES.
0325 PM GALWAY NY NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 SARATOGA MEASURED WIND GUST TO 62
MPH.
0330 PM NEW PRESTON CT NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 LITCHFIELD TREE DOWN.
0400 PM HERKIMER NY NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 HERKIMER TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
HERKIMER COUNTY
0400 PM PITTSFIELD MA NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
0402 PM DOLGEVILLE NY NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 HERKIMER TREE DOWN ON HOUSE -
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
0551 PM SUNDERLAND VT WIND DAMAGE
10/15/03 BENNINGTON 4 TREES DOWN
0630 PM BRATTLEBORO VT NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 WINDHAM TREES AND WIRES DOWN -
ROADS BLOCKED
0800 PM SAVOY MA NON TSTM WINDS
10/15/03 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN - NUMEROUS
TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
COUNTY