An intense area of low pressure over the Eastern Great Lakes on the morning of February 12, tracked northeast and up into the Canadian Maritimes by evening. High winds developed near daybreak, right behind the cold front, and continued through the day. The strongest winds occurred during the morning and appeared to be associated with sharp pressure rises right behind the cold front.
There were several thousand power outages across southeast New York, a death of a construction worker, and delays of up to 3 hours at the metropolitan area airports.
The death occurred at approximately 0832EST at a construction site in the Rosebank section of Staten Island. High winds knocked down a cinder block wall on top of a 59-year-old male construction worker.
The following are some peak wind gusts across southeast New York: Bronx County, Bronx at 59 mph; Kings County, Brooklyn at 65 mph, Queens County, 55 mph at JFK airport and 56 mph at LaGuardia airport; Nassau County, 56 mph at Massapequa; Suffolk County, 60 mph at Islip; Westchester County, 55 mph at White Plains; and Orange County, 58 mph at Warwick.

High Wind in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 07:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Long Island Railroad grade crossing gate at the Broadway crossing in Bethpage blown into a passing train, injuring 4 people by shattered glass.

High Wind in SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 07:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Downed trees and power lines closed Route 9A at Croton-On-Hudson, between Furnace Dock Road and Scenic Drive West.

High Wind in NEW YORK (MANHATTAN), NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 07:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

High winds toppled a 50-foot-long, 10-foot-high brick and cinderblock wall into a playground at a vacant school in the East Village. There were no injuries.

High Wind in ORANGE, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 06:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

High Wind in NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 06:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Downed trees and power lines closed portions of Route 22 at Bedford.

High Wind in SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 08:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

High winds knocked down trees and power lines with over 4000 power outages across Long Island.

High Wind in PUTNAM, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 07:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

New York State Electric and Gas Corp. reported several thousand customers without power due to downed power lines in the morning.

High Wind in NORTHEAST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 08:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

High winds knocked down trees and power lines with over 4000 power outages across Long Island.

High Wind in SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 08:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

High winds knocked down trees and power lines with over 4000 power outages across Long Island.

High Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 07:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in RICHMOND (STATEN IS.), NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 07:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

High winds knocked down a cinder block wall, killing a 59-year-old male construction worker at approximately 0832EST in the Rosebank section of Staten Island.

High Wind in BRONX, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 07:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in KINGS (BROOKLYN), NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 07:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

At 0740EST, a tree fell, injuring a man on Avenue H.

High Wind in NORTHWEST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 12-FEB-09 08:00:00 to 12-FEB-09 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

High winds knocked down trees and power lines with over 4000 power outages across Long Island.