High Wind — Oswego, New York

2013-11-18 · Oswego, New York

Wider weather episode

Rapidly deepening low pressure tracked from the Upper Great Lakes to James Bay and brought strong winds to the entire region. The winds, gusting as high as 68 mph, brought down trees and power lines throughout the region with numerous reports of damage from downed trees. Power outages were in the tens of thousands. In Stafford, the winds tore a portion of a roof off a house. In Pulaski, a man was blown off a two-story building while installing a new metal roof. A gust of wind blew off the piece of metal roofing that he was hanging onto off the structure. He was transported to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. Other reports of damage were received from Angola, Dickersonville, Abion, Buffalo, Stafford, Carthage, Croghan, Newark, Victory, and Fulton. Specific measure wind gusts included: 68 mph at Dunkirk; 63 mph at Rochester Airport and Niagara Falls Airport; 61 mph at Barcelona; and 59 mph at Buffalo Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 485470. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.