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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
922 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 06/30/2024 Microburst Wind Event Near Cooks
Falls in Delaware County NY...

Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0.8 miles
Fatalities:             1
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             06/30/2024
Start Time:             1035 AM EDT|
Start Location:         1.8 miles NW Cooks Falls in Delaware County NY
Start Lat/Lon:          41.963/-75.005

End Date:               06/30/2024
End Time:               1035 AM EDT|
End Location:           1.3 miles N Cooks Falls in Delaware County NY
End Lat/Lon:            41.966/-74.977

A severe microburst with estimated wind speeds of up to 90 mph,
occurred just northwest to north of Cooks Falls, NY near the
southeastern edge of Delaware County. There was sporadic damage spread
across southern Delaware County through northern Sullivan County, from
the severe thunderstorm that tracked through the area late Sunday morning.
However, straight-line wind damage was most concentrated in a microburst
footprint that encompassed Cooks Hollow and Butternut Grove in the Beaver
Kill Valley, and especially up the Russell Brook drainage for at least a
mile. The damage pattern diverged from the middle of the path, indicative
of a downburst.

This severe microburst impacted two campgrounds with very damaging
straight line winds. Many recreational vehicles and camper units, a few
tents, and at least two vehicles were heavily damaged and in some cases
destroyed by falling trees. Some of the trees or large branches exceeded
a foot in diameter. A woman unfortunately perished when a large tree
snapped and fell on her site, crushing it. At least one other person was
injured with a hit to the head. There was an unknown number of additional
though minor injuries. Eyewitnesses reported that the winds came up
suddenly and then lasted at least 5 minutes with one tree after another
falling during that period.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Emergency Management of
Delaware and Sullivan Counties for their assistance in conducting this
survey, as well as the impacted residents, campground visitors, and
business owners who gave their accounts of this event.

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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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