High Wind — Southern Cayuga, New York

2018-04-04 · Southern Cayuga, New York

Wider weather episode

An intense storm system tracked across the eastern Great Lakes region during the early morning hours of the 4th and then down the Saint Lawrence River Valley during the day and evening of the 4th. Strong winds behind this system spread across a large part of northern and western New York State including the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York from the late morning into the early evening. Numerous locations had wind gusts approaching 60 mph with trees and wires down in many locations. A church suffered some roof damage in the Greater Syracuse area. The wind gusts peaked during the late afternoon hours of the 4th before subsiding after sunset.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 753426. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.