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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
620 PM EDT Wed May 16 2018

...National Weather Service Confirms Macroburst in Dutchess 
County, NY...

LOCATION...Wappingers Falls, NY	

DATE...May 15, 2018

ESTIMATED TIME...420 pm EDT

MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...N/A

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105 mph

ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...3 miles

PATH LENGTH...8 miles

BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.55/-73.97

ENDING LAT/LON...41.52/-73.84

* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

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

...SUMMARY...
A National Weather Service team determined that a macroburst
occurred in southern Dutchess County, NY along the I-84 corridor
roughly between Beacon/Wappingers Falls and East 
Fishkill/Hopewell Junction.

The macroburst toppled/uprooted hundreds of trees. Some trees 
fell on structures. There was limited direct damage from wind to 
structures with a fallen chimney noted as well as some siding 
ripped off a few homes.

The damage is consistent with wind speeds in the 85 to 105 mph 
range.

For reference...

A macroburst is a thunderstorm downdraft affecting an area at 
least 2.5 miles wide with peak winds lasting 5 to 20 minutes. The 
macroburst is a straight-line wind phenomena not associated with 
rotation...used to differentiate from tornadic winds.

Macrobursts can produce as much if not more damage as tornadoes 
due to the size and scope of a macroburst.

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