High Wind — Wayne, New York

2024-01-13 to 2024-01-14 · Wayne, New York

Event narrative

Reports of trees and wires down in Newark and Palmyra.

Wider weather episode

A powerful storm impacted the region with damaging winds, first for downsloping areas, then widespread across most of the Buffalo County Warning Area. Behind the passing cold front, strong winds continued as rain changed to snow, eventually becoming lake enhanced and then lake effect. Lake effect snow became heavier later Saturday evening causing brief periods of near blizzard conditions. Winds weakened through the middle of the weekend as heavy lake effect snow lingered into Monday morning. The cold air mass behind the passing front resulted in the coldest temperatures of the winter.

Peak wind gusts observed during the event include: 68 MPH at the Buffalo Airport ASOS, 66 MPH at the Batavia New York State Mesonet site and 63 MPH at the Niagara Falls Airport ASOS. Damage from this event included numerous trees and wires down across much of western and north central New York.

Notable snowfall amounts for the snow portion of the event include: 41.3 inches in Hamburg, 37.0 inches in West Seneca, 17.0 inches in Lockport, 21.5 inches in Black River, and 24.5 inches in Harrisville.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1159162. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.