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Thunderstorm Wind in Ontario County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind May 17, 2025 · Ontario County, New York

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree and wires downed on Carter Road south of Cross Road.

The wider storm

During the early morning hours of Saturday May 17th, scattered thunderstorms along a warm front tracking east across Lake Ontario continued into the north central New York area. As the storms tracked inland from the lake, they became better organized and became severe.

Later in the morning and into the early afternoon, a pre-frontal trough, ahead of the cold front associated with the surface low and earlier warm front tracked across the area. As the trough tracked into far western New York, thunderstorms developed along it, and intensified to severe criteria.

Began near Oaks Corners (42.9328, -76.9994).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260559. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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