Power Outage in Albany, NY

Dozens of reports of trees and powerlines down were received.

A power pole was snapped with wires down on Sunset Beach Road.

A power transformer blew which knocked power lines down. The power lines caught on fire on the ground and burned the WTEN studio sign.

A power pole was snapped with wires down.

Many reports were received of trees and wires down throughout the county causing substantial structural damage to homes and businesses. Thousands were reported without power.

Freezing rain combined with wind caused multiple trees to fall and power lines to fall.

Strong winds downed trees and power lines.

Law enforcement reported power poles snapped along Route 31.

Thunderstorm winds downed power poles and wires.

County officials reported power lines downed by thunderstorm winds.

Rapidly deepening surface low pressure moved from the lower Ohio Valley across Detroit and Lake Huron reaching western Quebec by Christmas morning. The low pushed a strong cold front across the region on Christmas Eve. The strong winds gusted to 67 mph and brought down numerous trees and power lines. Tractor trailers were overturned. A roof was torn off a building in Lancaster. A building on Broadway Avenue in Buffalo partially collapsed. It was later demolished due to the unsafe conditions. Windows were blown out of a building at Seneca and Larkin Streets in Buffalo. In Ridgeway, several power poles in a row were sheared off with wires down. Other locations of reported damage included: Mina, Shelby, Oakfield, Lyndonville, Royalton, Medina, Wilson, Fredonia, Attica, Stafford and Batavia. Specific measured wind gusts included: 67 mph at North Tonawanda; 60 mph at Niagara Falls Airport and Dunkirk, and 59 mph at Kenmore and Buffalo Coast Guard on the waterfront.

Rapidly deepening surface low pressure moved from the lower Ohio Valley across Detroit and Lake Huron reaching western Quebec by Christmas morning. The low pushed a strong cold front across the region on Christmas Eve which was accompanied by damaging thunderstorm winds. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Orleans and Genesee counties. Damage was reported near Oakfield, Lyndonville, and Shelby.

Strong winds accompanied a cold front moving across the region. Wind gusts were measured to 58 mph. The strong winds downed trees and power lines. Damage was reported in Jamestown, Batavia, Lockport, Carlton, Porter, Bethany, Newfane, Hanover, Pendleton and Silver Creek.

Following the passage of a cold front, strong winds developed across the Niagara Frontier. Winds gusted to 66 mph. The winds downed trees and power lines throughout the five county area. At the height of the storm, over 20,000 homes and businesses were without power. Large trees were downed, crushing a car in Niagara falls, a car and a boat in Medina and a garage with two cars inside in Blasdell. In Niagara Falls, the winds downed a 40 foot light standard damaging three police vehicles. In Gerry, Chautauqua county, the high winds pushed a bus coach off Route 60. The Buffalo Niagara International Airport was closed temporarily due to the strong winds. Specific peak gusts recorded include: 66 mph at West Seneca; 64 mph at Youngstown; 63 mph at Batavia; 62 mph at Barker; 60 mph at Lockport and Hamburg; and 59 mph at Albion, Buffalo and Grand Island.

A cold front moving south across the area was accompanied by showers and strong thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Ellicottville, Hinsdale, Olcott, Carthage and near Alexandria Bay. In Wellsville and Olean, homes were damaged by fallen trees. Hail up to 3/4" in diameter was reported in Ellicottville and Waterport.

A line of thunderstorms which moved across Lake Ontario came onshore downing trees and power lines in Niagara and Orleans counties. Large hail was reported in Newfane, Wilson and Cambria.