High Wind in Western Essex, New York

Measured wind gusts in excess of 65 mph for several locations with reports of downed tree limbs/trees onto utility lines. A report of 97 mph on the summit of Whiteface mountain.

Strong low pressure moved into the Great Lakes on March 16th and into northern Quebec Canada by the morning of March 17th. This storm brought blizzard conditions across the MN,WI and the western Great Lakes while the sharp cold front brought severe weather outbreaks from TX/OK eastward to the Atlantic coast.

Strong southerly winds, ahead of the low pressure, during the early morning hours of March 16th brought 50 to 70 mph wind gusts across northern NY that resulted in several reports of tree limbs or trees in utility lines and several thousand power outages across northern NY. A sharp cold front associated with the strong low pressure moved across northern NY just prior to midnight on the 16-17th with a short duration of 40-50+ mph wind gusts and some additional damage.