Sandy’s Strongest Wind Gusts
Even though Hurricane Sandy’s eye passed well south of Long Island, the strongest winds were displaced into portions of New York and southern New England. Coastal Connecticut had numerous wind gusts over 70 mph and there was at least one confirmed gust over 90 mph on Long Island, at Islip. (A 96 mph gust was reported at Eatons Neck, but the observation was recorded at 71 feet above the ground, above the standardized height for wind measurements. I personally estimated a wind gust to 75 mph in the Long Wharf section of New Haven.)
Complete list of regional wind gust reports from the National Weather Service:
CONNECTICUT
…HARTFORD COUNTY…
1 WNW WINDSOR LOCKS 71 708 PM 10/29 BDL ASOS
BURLINGTON 58 422 PM 10/29 SPOTTER
3 SE HARTFORD 54 653 PM 10/29 HFD ASOS
…TOLLAND COUNTY…
STAFFORD SPRINGS 50 352 PM 10/29 SPOTTER
…WINDHAM COUNTY…
THOMPSON 61 639 PM 10/29 AMATEUR RADIO
3 NE WILLIMANTIC 53 615 PM 10/29 IJD ASOS
…ANZ330…
2 S GROTON 76 300 PM 10/29 MESONET
…FAIRFIELD COUNTY…
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 76 549 PM 10/29 ASOS
GREENWICH 70 520 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
NORWALK 69 830 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
TRUMBULL 68 540 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
DANBURY AIRPORT 68 711 PM 10/29 ASOS
…MIDDLESEX COUNTY…
3 SW MIDDLETOWN 58 643 PM 10/29 MESONET
…NEW HAVEN COUNTY…
MADISON 85 520 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
…NEW LONDON COUNTY…
GROTON AIRPORT 75 335 PM 10/29 ASOS
STONINGTON 70 300 PM 10/29 EMERGENCY MNGR
NEW YORK
…ANZ338…
2 N TOMPKINSVILLE 90 824 PM 10/29 MESONET
…ANZ355…
BUOY 44065 69 514 PM 10/29 NY HARBOR APPROACH BUOY
…ANZ370…
30 S ROBERT MOSES ST 74 250 PM 10/29 MESONET
BUOY 44025 74 250 PM 10/29 BUOY
…KINGS COUNTY…
CONEY ISLAND 69 642 PM 10/29 MESONET
FLATBUSH 58 905 PM 10/29 MESONET
…NASSAU COUNTY…
SYOSSET 82 703 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
1 E POINT LOOKOUT 80 750 PM 10/29 JONES BEACH COAST GUARD
3 E LIDO BEACH 79 615 PM 10/29 MESONET
BAYVILLE 77 521 PM 10/29 MESONET
2 NNE GLEN COVE 77 521 PM 10/29 MESONET
OYSTER BAY 67 338 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
…NEW YORK COUNTY…
CENTRAL PARK 62 313 PM 10/29 ASOS
…ORANGE COUNTY…
ORANGE LAKE 61 745 PM 10/29 MESONET
MONTGOMERY 58 740 PM 10/29 ASOS
…QUEENS COUNTY…
2 SSE JACKSON HEIGHT 79 802 PM 10/29 MESONET
NYC/JFK AIRPORT 79 751 PM 10/29 ASOS
BREEZY POINT 78 830 PM 10/29 MESONET
NYC/LA GUARDIA 74 655 PM 10/29 ASOS
…SUFFOLK COUNTY…
EATONS NECK 96 655 PM 10/29 MESONET-ELEVATED 71FT
ISLIP AIRPORT 90 626 PM 10/29 78KT
4 ENE PLUM ISLAND 85 435 PM 10/29 MESONET
EAST MORICHES 81 600 PM 10/29 MESONET
EAST FARMINGDALE 79 723 PM 10/29 ASOS
UPTON 79 150 PM 10/29 MESONET
PATCHOGUE 77 701 PM 10/29 SPOTTER
FIRE ISLAND 75 435 PM 10/29 MESONET
POINT O`WOODS 73 350 PM 10/29 MESONET
1 ENE MONTAUK HIGHWA 73 220 PM 10/29 MESONET
2 WSW FISHERS ISLAND 71 300 PM 10/29 MESONET
1 S BLUE POINT 70 608 PM 10/29 MESONET
OCEAN BEACH 68 715 PM 10/29 MESONET
1 NW EAST HAMPTON 66 355 PM 10/29 MESONET
…WESTCHESTER COUNTY…
WHITE PLAINS 72 705 PM 10/29 ASOS
RHODE ISLAND
…ANZ236…
1 SSW NAYATT 71 324 PM 10/29 NOS CPTR1
3 ENE KIEFER PARK 63 400 PM 10/29 NOS QPTR1
2 SSW NAG CREEK 62 254 PM 10/29 NOS PTCR1
3 SSE FOXES HILL 53 630 PM 10/29 NOS FOXR1
…BRISTOL COUNTY…
WARREN 73 410 PM 10/29 SPOTTER
BARRINGTON 61 1239 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO
…KENT COUNTY…
2 NNW WARWICK 59 451 PM 10/29 PVD ASOS
…NEWPORT COUNTY…
JAMESTOWN 62 654 PM 10/29 POTTER COVE
4 NE NEWPORT 59 113 PM 10/29 UUU ASOS
MIDDLETOWN 52 315 PM 10/29 SPOTTER
…PROVIDENCE COUNTY…
NORTH PROVIDENCE 52 506 PM 10/29 SPOTTER
NORTH FOSTER 51 315 PM 10/29 NWS COOP
RUMFORD 46 210 PM 10/29 SPOTTER
…ASHINGTON COUNTY…
WESTERLY 86 244 PM 10/29 CWOP
2 SSE WESTERLY 69 338 PM 10/29 WST ASOS
