Strong Wind in Southerwestern St. Lawrence, New York

A powerful storm tracked northeast across the northern Great Lakes on the 17th and across Ontario and Quebec provinces on the 18th. Preceding this storm during the morning of the 18th, brisk south to southeast winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts exceeding 40 mph were common across much of the region. After cold frontal passage by midday on the 18th, southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts exceeding 40 mph funneled across the St. Lawrence River valley. Massena reported a wind gust of 47 mph and Potsdam at 43 mph.