Thunderstorm Wind — Orleans, New York

2020-08-25 · near Gaines, Orleans, New York

Event narrative

A tree was reported down and blocking Ridge Road.

Wider weather episode

An approaching cold front and strong moisture advection along with a shortwave tracking north of Lake Ontario helped to generate scattered thunderstorms over southern Ontario to east of Lake Huron in the evening of August 24. Thunderstorms increased in intensity and coverage as they crossed the Niagara Peninsula early in the morning on August 25. This line of storms swept across the Niagara Frontier, including metro Buffalo with wind damage noted south of Lake Ontario. They were out of the area by 6 AM.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 918992. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.