Severe Storms July 07, 2021

Wind Damage Apalachin NY
Damage Pictures

NWS Damage Survey for Wednesday 7/07/2021 Thunderstorm Wind Damage in the Apalachin NY Area

Microburst / Straight line Wind damage found in the Apalachin NY area in southeast Tioga County from Wednesday Evening's severe thunderstorms.

Peak Wind: Estimated at 80 mph
Path Length/maximum: Estimated 2.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/: Estimated 3 miles
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date: July 7th, 2021
Start Time: 948 pm EDT
Start Location: Apalachin / Tioga County / NY
Start Lat/Lon: 42.040 N and 76.167 W

End Date: July 7th, 2021
End Time: 950 pm EDT
End Location: Campville / Tioga County / NY
End Lat/Lon: 42.067 N and 76.138 W

A microburst hit Apalachin NY at 948 pm EDT Wednesday 7/7/21 as winds up to 80 mph blasted to the northeast and ended around Campville at 950 pm EDT. The winds were strongest from McFadden Road to Shady Hill Road and Route 434 near the eastern end of ain Street. The winds in these areas were between 70 and 80 mph. The rest of the Apalachin and Campville areas had winds of 60 to 70 mph estimated. The strongest winds lasted about 2 minutes. Numerous trees were blown down with many structures having minor damage and a few sustaining major damage from trees falling on them.

This area of damage was within a much broader area of thunderstorm wind damage of 50 to 60 mph that hit many areas in Broome and Tioga Counties in NY Wednesday evening July 7th, 2021.

The radar loop below is from the Binghamton, NY WSR 88D. The loop starts at 9:31 PM EDT and ends at 10:19 PM EDT. The right half is base reflectivity at 0.5 degrees and the left is base velocity at 0.5 degrees elevation. On the base velocity note the large patch of red that moves from South Owego to Apalachin and across Endicott NY. This swath of strong winds, 60 to 90 mph, at about 500 to 800 feet off the ground. This is indicator for the possibility of damaging wind gusts at the surface.