Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
Mon Apr 15 2019
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT...
Straight Line Microburst Winds in Conklin, New York.
Location...Conklin in Broome County, New York
Date...April 15th 2019
Estimated Time...1:2828 a.m. EDT
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...70 mph
Maximum Path Width...700 yards
Path Length... 0.35 miles
* Fatalities...none
* Injuries...none
...Summary...
Severe thunderstorms rolled through southern Broome County early
this morning. A microburst with estimated winds at 70 mph blew
through Conklin damaging the Conklin Fire Station as a few bricks
were knocked off. Numerous trees and branches were blown down in
the adjacent neighborhood to the fire station.
A microburst is a localized area of strong straight line winds
that descends from a thunderstorm and is less than 2.5 miles in
diameter.
The National Weather Service in Binghamton would like to thank the
kind volunteers from the Conklin Fire Department and residents
who assisted our survey team.
* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.
