Sources behind the history

1998 Labor Day Derecho

NOAA National Weather Service

Last checked 2026-10-22

• The storm crossed the lakes after midnight · Opening historical paragraph below local-program navigation: severe convective wind system across New York September 6–7, 1998. Ignore current forecast/navigation content.
• The storm crossed the lakes after midnight · Selected Storm Event Database excerpts, Seneca County paragraphs: Waterloo/Seneca Falls road and tree damage, 12:55–1:10 AM EDT; western Cayuga Lake shore just before 1:20 AM, boats and vacation-home roof/siding damage.
• The storm crossed the lakes after midnight · Selected Storm Event Database excerpts, Cayuga County paragraphs: Port Byron–Montezuma structural-damage corridor; Auburn about 1:15 AM; exit shortly before 1:25 AM; ten Highland Beach vacation homes with minor damage; about $20 million countywide; roughly three days without power in parts of Auburn/Port Byron.