February 25, 2019 High Wind Event

February 25, 2019 High Wind Event

A deep low pressure over southeast Canada and strong high pressure building across the central United States led to high winds across the Tri-State. Sustained winds reached 30 to 45 mph with gusts 55 to 65 mph. Trees and wires were brought down and some structural damage was reported.

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Weather Maps

7 AM February 25, 2019 500 mb Analysis locsnow

Weather Prediction Center (WPC) 500 mb Analysis

Wind Observations

Wind Gusts

Connecticut

LOCATION             MAX WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        GUST            OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT

...Fairfield County...
   Greenwich               64  1155 AM  2/25  Social Media
   Bridgeport Airport      51  1228 PM  2/25  ASOS
   Danbury Airport         47   122 PM  2/25  ASOS
   1 SE Bridgeport         44   318 PM  2/25  NOS-NWLON

...Middlesex County...
   2 WSW Chester           43   315 PM  2/25  NONFEDAWOS

...New Haven County...
   New Haven Airport       55  1142 AM  2/25  ASOS
   Lighthouse Point        50   110 AM  2/25  WXFLOW
   Waterbury Airport       49  1007 AM  2/25  AWOS
   Meriden Airport         48   306 AM  2/25  ASOS
   Madison                 48   930 AM  2/25  WXFLOW

...New London County...
   USCG Academy            53  1249 PM  2/25  WXFLOW
   Groton Airport          53  1119 AM  2/25  ASOS
   New London              43  1100 AM  2/25  NOS-NWLON

New Jersey


LOCATION             MAX WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        GUST            OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT
                         
...Bergen County...
   Teterboro Airport       53   119 AM  2/25  ASOS
   Haworth                 47   250 PM  2/25  NJWXNET
   Allendale               41  1217 AM  2/25  CWOP
   1 WSW North Arlingto    41  1029 AM  2/25  CWOP
   Wood-ridge              40   123 PM  2/25  CWOP

...Essex County...
   Caldwell                43   454 AM  2/25  ASOS
   Millburn                42   935 AM  2/25  CWOP

...Hudson County...
   Harrison                55   630 AM  2/25  Co-Op Observer
   1 SW North Arlington    43   420 AM  2/25  CWOP

...Passaic County...
   2 ENE Green Pond        55  1115 PM  2/24  NJWXNET
   3 ENE West Milford      44  1134 AM  2/25  NONFEDAWOS

...Union County...
   Newark Airport          58   935 AM  2/25  ASOS
   Linden Airport          55  1055 AM  2/25  AWOS
   Scotch Plains           42  1100 AM  2/25  CWOP

New York

LOCATION             MAX WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        GUST            OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT
...Bronx County...
   Fordham                 49  1220 PM  2/25  NYSM

...Kings County...
   Flatbush                54  1000 AM  2/25  NYSM
   2 ENE Coney Island      42  1031 AM  2/25  CWOP
   1 WNW Rockaway Beach    41  1150 PM  2/24  CWOP

...Nassau County...
   Bayville                66   223 AM  2/25  Elevation - 45 ft.
   Syosset                 59  1223 AM  2/25  Trained Spotter
   Jones Beach CG          55  1023 AM  2/25  WXFLOW
   Wantagh                 51   835 AM  2/25  NYSM
   1 N Syosset             49   935 PM  2/24  CWOP
   1 SW East Massapequa    48   846 AM  2/25  CWOP
   1 E Uniondale           45   101 PM  2/25  CWOP
   Carle Place             44   350 AM  2/25  CWOP
   Locust Valley           43   931 AM  2/25  CWOP
   1 S Plainview           40  1005 AM  2/25  RAWS

...New York County...
   Midtown Manhattan       54  1200 AM  2/25  NYSM

...Orange County...
   Cornwall-on-Hudson      60   930 AM  2/25  Public
   Stewart Airport         53  1045 AM  2/25  AWOS
   2 WSW Warwick           50   935 AM  2/25  NYSM
   Montgomery Airport      48   801 AM  2/25  ASOS
   1 SSW Newburgh          48  1033 AM  2/25  CWOP
   1 WSW Montgomery        46   954 AM  2/25  NONFEDAWOS
   2 ENE Otisville         46  1145 AM  2/25  NYSM

...Queens County...
   NYC/La Guardia          58   831 AM  2/25  ASOS
   NYC/JFK Airport         56  1204 AM  2/25  ASOS
   2 NW Jamaica            54  1215 AM  2/25  NYSM
   Breezy Point            52  1144 PM  2/24  WXFLOW
   1 S Jackson Heights     51   835 AM  2/25  CWOP

...Richmond County...
   1 WSW Todt Hill         54   950 AM  2/25  NYSM

...Rockland County...
   Viola                   48  1110 AM  2/25  NYSM

...Suffolk County...
   Orient                  69  1000 AM  2/25  Co-Op Observer
   Eatons Neck             66   111 AM  2/25  Elevation - 71 ft.
   Great Gull Island       61   138 PM  2/25  Elevation - 53 ft.
   Westhampton Airport     58  1238 PM  2/25  ASOS
   East Moriches CG        58   131 PM  2/25  WXFLOW
   Shinnecock              57  1013 AM  2/25  WXFLOW
   Islip Airport           56  1254 PM  2/25  ASOS
   Fishers Island Airpo    56  1100 AM  2/25  WXFLOW
   Farmingdale Airport     55  1231 AM  2/25  ASOS
   Mecox Bay               53  1232 PM  2/25  WXFLOW
   Shirley Airport         52   316 PM  2/25  ASOS
   Fire Island CG          52   946 PM  2/24  WXFLOW
   Point O Woods YC        52   915 PM  2/24  WXFLOW
   3 WSW Gilgo State Pa    51   101 AM  2/25  CWOP
   1 S Brookhaven          48  1000 PM  2/24  CWOP
   1 E Middle Island       47   150 PM  2/25  CWOP
   1 SE West Islip         47  1014 AM  2/25  CWOP
   Montauk Airport         46  1048 AM  2/25  ASOS
   1 E East Moriches       45  1259 PM  2/25  CWOP
   Napeague                45  1215 PM  2/25  WXFLOW
   Great South Bay         45   900 AM  2/25  WXFLOW
   East Hampton            44  1135 AM  2/25  AWOS
   1 ENE East Hampton A    44  1135 AM  2/25  NONFEDAWOS
   Yaphank                 44   919 AM  2/25  Public
   Peconic                 44   105 PM  2/25  NYSM
   1 SW Deer Park          43   250 PM  2/25  CWOP
   Mastic Beach            41  1244 PM  2/25  CWOP
   East Northport          41   857 AM  2/25  CWOP
   Upton                   41   735 AM  2/25  BNL MesoNet
   Blue Point              40  1031 PM  2/24  CWOP
   Stony Brook             40   110 AM  2/25  NYSM
   Cutchogue               40   933 AM  2/25  CWOP

...Westchester County...
   Croton-on-Hudson        59  1019 AM  2/25  WXFLOW
   White Plains Airport    58   340 PM  2/25  ASOS
   Larchmont Harbor        53   409 PM  2/25  WXFLOW
   Tappan Zee Light 14     52   203 PM  2/25  WXFLOW
   1 ENE Eastchester       42   831 AM  2/25  CWOP
   1 ESE Jefferson Vall    41   605 AM  2/25  NYSM

Sustained Winds

Connecticut

LOCATION                 WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        SPEED           OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...Fairfield County...
   Bridgeport Airport      37  1218 PM  2/25  ASOS
   Danbury Airport         31  1057 AM  2/25  ASOS

...New Haven County...
   Meriden Airport         33  1129 AM  2/25  ASOS

...New London County...
   Groton Airport          41  1120 AM  2/25  ASOS

New Jersey


LOCATION                 WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        SPEED           OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT                         

...Bergen County...
   Englewood Cliffs        44   409 PM  2/25  URBANET
   Tenafly                 32  1214 PM  2/25  URBANET
   Ridgefield Park         31   119 PM  2/25  URBANET
   Teterboro Airport       31   630 AM  2/25  ASOS

...Essex County...
   Caldwell Airport        31   703 AM  2/25  ASOS

...Passaic County...
   2 ENE Green Pond        48   120 PM  2/25  NJWXNET

...Union County...
   1 SSW Hillside          36   956 AM  2/25  CWOP

New York

LOCATION                 WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        SPEED           OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT
                         
...Bronx County...
   1 WNW Fordham           38   944 AM  2/25  URBANET

...Kings County...
   Bay Ridge               46   240 AM  2/25  URBANET
   1 ENE Bay Ridge         39   324 PM  2/25  URBANET
   Flatbush                38   924 AM  2/25  URBANET

...Nassau County...
   Franklin Square         31  1120 AM  2/25  AWS
   Freeport                30  1109 AM  2/25  AWS

...New York County...
   New York                33  1209 AM  2/25  URBANET

...Orange County...
   Montgomery Airport      36  1010 AM  2/25  ASOS

...Queens County...
   NYC/JFK Airport         44   305 AM  2/25  ASOS
   NYC/LaGuardia Airpor    43   831 AM  2/25  ASOS

...Richmond County...
   1 S Bayonne             40  1140 AM  2/25  URBANET

...Suffolk County...
   Westhampton Airport     39  1257 PM  2/25  ASOS
   Farmingdale Airport     38  1011 AM  2/25  ASOS
   Islip Airport           37  1215 AM  2/25  ASOS
   Montauk Airport         30  1005 AM  2/25  ASOS

...Westchester County...
   White Plains Airport    40  1257 PM  2/25  ASOS

Damage Reports

 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
521 PM EST MON FEB 25 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HARRISON                40.74N  74.15W
02/25/2019                   HUDSON             NJ   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            MAJOR DAMAGE TO ROOF OF HOLY CROSS SCHOOL FROM WIND. 

0719 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST ORIENT                  41.14N  72.30W
02/25/2019  M62 MPH          SUFFOLK            NY   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0831 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST NYC/LA GUARDIA          40.78N  73.88W
02/25/2019  M58 MPH          QUEENS             NY   ASOS            

0900 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MEDFORD                 40.82N  72.98W
02/25/2019                   SUFFOLK            NY   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            TREE DOWN IN RIGHT LANE ON SILLS RD. AND WOODSIDE AVE. 

0930 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON      41.44N  74.02W
02/25/2019  M60 MPH          ORANGE             NY   PUBLIC          

0935 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST NEWARK AIRPORT          40.67N  74.22W
02/25/2019  M58 MPH          UNION              NJ   ASOS            

1135 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS        40.88N  73.95W
02/25/2019                   BERGEN             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            A SMALL TREE / TREE LIMB DOWN ON SYLVAN AVENUE. 

1155 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST GREENWICH               41.03N  73.63W
02/25/2019  M64 MPH          FAIRFIELD          CT   SOCIAL MEDIA    

1230 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MILFORD                 41.23N  73.06W
02/25/2019                   NEW HAVEN          CT   SOCIAL MEDIA    

            TWO 8 TO 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES SNAPPED RESULTING IN 
            ROAD CLOSURE OF A STRETCH OF JEPSON DRIVE IN FRONT OF 
            SENIOR CENTER. 

1238 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WESTHAMPTON AIRPORT     40.84N  72.63W
02/25/2019  M58 MPH          SUFFOLK            NY   ASOS            

0132 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ELMWOOD PARK            40.90N  74.12W
02/25/2019                   BERGEN             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            ROOF BLOWN OFF TOP OF BUILDING AT 546 MOLA BOULEVARD 
            WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING 

0420 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG VALLEY COTTAGE          41.12N  73.94W
02/25/2019                   ROCKLAND           NY   SOCIAL MEDIA    

            LARGE TREE AND WIRES DOWN WITH WIRES ON FIRE ON CARLANN 
            LANE 

0430 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG EAST ISLIP              40.73N  73.19W
02/25/2019                   SUFFOLK            NY   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            TREE ON A CAR WITH DOWNED POWER LINES ON WOODLAND LANE