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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY
437 PM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR
HANCOCK IN DELAWARE COUNTY NEW YORK...

LOCATION...HANCOCK IN DELAWARE COUNTY NEW YORK
DATE...APRIL 19 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...810 TO 812 PM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND
SPEED...80-85 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...270 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.90N / 75.26W
ENDING LAT/LON...41.91N / 75.26W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON, NY HAS CONFIRMED A
MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ NEAR HANCOCK IN DELAWARE
COUNTY NEW YORK ON APRIL 19 2013.

STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON STOCKPORT ROAD JUST
SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE OF HANCOCK IN DELAWARE COUNTY. STRONG
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM RAPIDLY
DESCENDED THE WESTERN ASPECT OF A HILL LEADING DOWN TO THE SOUTH
BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER. AT THIS LOCATION...MULTIPLE UPROOTED OR
SNAPPED TREES WERE FOUND LYING IN A WEST TO NORTH FANNING ORIENTATION.
AS A RESULT OF ALL TREES LAYING IN A SIMILAR PATH...AND NO
EVIDENCE OF A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION EXTENDING TO THE GROUND...THE
DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE OF ROUGHLY
80-85 MPH.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BGM.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA
OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE
THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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