High Wind in Eastern Schenectady, New York

High Wind March 6, 2025 – March 7, 2025 · Eastern Schenectady, New York

69 mph

Measured gust (60 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 69 mph wind gust was recorded at the Schenectady County Airport. A report was received via social media of a tree branch falling onto a car near Golf Road and Fehr Avenue in Schenectady.

The wider storm

Strong to locally damaging winds developed across eastern New York in the wake of a cold front beginning in the afternoon hours on March 6, 2025 and continued into March 7, 2025. Widespread wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph were observed with some locally higher gusts including a 69 mph wind gust at the Schenectady County Airport. These winds resulted in some downed trees and wires across the area. Strong winds continued on March 8 but were not as strong with some peak gusts between 40 and 50 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243091. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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