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Event Details
| Event | High Wind |
| Magnitude | 50 kts. |
| State | NEW YORK |
| County/Area | Wyoming |
| WFO | BUF |
| Begin Date | 01/17/2012 20:00:00 EST-5 |
| End Date | 01/17/2012 22:30:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 50.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Strong winds developed across the entire area in the wake of a strong cold front and associated with a deep low pressure center that moved across southern Ontario. Winds gusts to around 70 mph and remained quite strong all night. The strongest winds occurred along the Lake Erie shoreline to the Chautauqua Ridge and the Lake Ontario shoreline from Henderson Bay to the St. Lawrence River. Throughout the region, the strong winds downed trees and power lines. Several autos were reported damaged by falling trees. Several reports of downed signs and minor structure damage were also received. Some school districts in the area either cancelled classes or delayed start as a result of wind damage. Utilities reported several tens of thousands without power at the peak of the storm. Specific gusts included: 72 mph at Rochester, 69 mph at Dunkirk and Oswego, 63 mph at Barcelona, 62 mph at Olcott, 60 mph at Irondequoit, 59 mph at Buffalo, 58 mph at Alabama and Fort Drum, and 46 mph at Dansville. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 765.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| CHAUTAUQUA (ZONE) | CHAUTAUQUA (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 18:20 | EST-5 | High Wind | 55 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| NORTHERN ERIE (ZONE) | NORTHERN ERIE (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 19:27 | EST-5 | High Wind | 51 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 35.00K | 0.00K |
| SOUTHERN ERIE (ZONE) | SOUTHERN ERIE (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 19:30 | EST-5 | High Wind | 51 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| GENESEE (ZONE) | GENESEE (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 19:40 | EST-5 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| WYOMING (ZONE) | WYOMING (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 20:00 | EST-5 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| MONROE (ZONE) | MONROE (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 20:23 | EST-5 | High Wind | 63 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| ALLEGANY (ZONE) | ALLEGANY (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 20:47 | EST-5 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| CATTARAUGUS (ZONE) | CATTARAUGUS (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 20:47 | EST-5 | High Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| NORTHERN CAYUGA (ZONE) | NORTHERN CAYUGA (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 21:00 | EST-5 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 35.00K | 0.00K |
| WAYNE (ZONE) | WAYNE (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 21:00 | EST-5 | High Wind | 55 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| ORLEANS (ZONE) | ORLEANS (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 21:00 | EST-5 | High Wind | 54 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| NIAGARA (ZONE) | NIAGARA (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 22:00 | EST-5 | High Wind | 54 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| ONTARIO (ZONE) | ONTARIO (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 22:00 | EST-5 | High Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 22:12 | EST-5 | High Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| JEFFERSON (ZONE) | JEFFERSON (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 22:29 | EST-5 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K |
| OSWEGO (ZONE) | OSWEGO (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 23:00 | EST-5 | High Wind | 60 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| LEWIS (ZONE) | LEWIS (ZONE) | NY | 01/17/2012 | 23:00 | EST-5 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 765.00K | 0.00K |
