Thunderstorm Wind — Wayne, New York

2026-01-09 · near Clyde Aero Park Arpt, Wayne, New York

Event narrative

Trees downed in Clyde.

Wider weather episode

On January 9th, a surface low tracked northeast across the Central Great Lakes, into Ontario and then into Quebec. The occluded front associated with the system tracked across the Western and North Central New York areas on the afternoon of the 9th. Winds associated with the system started as strong downslope winds out of the southeast to south for the higher terrain near Lake Erie, but then shifted to the southwest where more winds were felt across a larger portion of Western New York. As the occluded front crossed the region during the afternoon, thunderstorms developed along the front as a line of showers came onshore from Lake Erie. While instability wasn't very favorable, there was a good amount of shear to support some severe thunderstorm potential. Severe thunderstorms were mainly confined to the Western Southern Tier up to the Western and Northern Finger Lakes. Between the strong to damaging winds from the system as a whole and the strong to severe winds from the thunderstorms, there was several reports received for wind related issues for the day.

Some of the notable winds associated with the system include: a 68 MPH at both the Niagara Falls Airport and at the New York State Mesonet in Batavia. A 64 MPH gust at Rochester Airport, 60 MPH gust at the Buffalo Airport and 59 MPH gust at the Dunkirk Airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1312398. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.