Power Outage in Long Lake, NY

Trees were downed along Route 28 near the Town of Indian Lake, blocking both sides of the road. Widespread pouter outages were also observed with over one half of customers tracked losing power at some point.

Numerous power poles and trees were downed along County Route 24 on the backside of Piseco Lake.

Route 28 was closed in both directions between Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake due to downed trees and powerlines.

Multiple reports of trees down across Hamilton county. There were about 6,500 customers without power across Hamilton county.

Widespread power outages occurred throughout Hamilton County as a result of high winds.

Power outages from downed wires were reported throughout Hamilton County due to high winds.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down due to strong winds across Hamilton County, resulting in power outages and road closures including, but not limited to the following: in Blue Mountain Lake, Route 28 between Durrant Road and Route 30. In Lake Pleasant, a National Weather Service Cooperative Observer reported a measured wind gust of 40 mph at 11:59 am EST.

Several trees, large tree limbs and power lines were reported down due to strong winds. Areas that were most affected included Lake Pleasant and Indian Lake.

Two trees, and several power lines were reported down near Arietta due to strong thunderstorm winds. The downed wires reportedly started a fire.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in Lake Pleasant as a result of high winds.

Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down in Speculator as a result of high winds.

Numerous power outages were reported in Indian Lake, as a result of downed tree limbs and wires from high winds.

Severe drought conditions developed over the last 6 weeks across Hamilton County, particularly across northern areas. Some portions of the Adirondack region have accrued 90 day rainfall deficits of 8 to 12 inches from normal. This has allowed the Palmer Drought Severity Index to reach severe drought levels. Natural streamflow levels have dropped into the lowest 10 percentile of recorded flows.||Shallow wells and farm ponds have reportedly run dry in portions of Hamilton County. In addition, reservoir levels have become low enough to stop recreational activities and some hydropower generation.

A low pressure system over the midwest moved east, reaching south central New York State around midday on Monday, January 15th, and then moved off the southern New England coast by Monday evening.|Cold low level air remained in place as precipitation overspread the region early Monday morning, producing a mix of freezing rain and some sleet. Significant icing, with ice accretions of one half of an inch, to up to one inch, occurred from the freezing rain during Monday, leading to widespread power outages from downed trees and tree limbs, and from power transformers which shorted out. Although the freezing rain tapered off Monday evening, strengthening winds in the wake of the storm continued to down tree limbs and exacerbate power outages across the region into Monday night.|This ice storm had a significant impact on travel and economy across the region. Estimates of 85,000 customers were affected by power outages at the height of the ice storm Monday afternoon and evening. Some of these customers did not receive power back until Thursday, January 18th.

Powerlines were blown down in Arietta.

On January 21, high winds blew down trees and power lines at Arietta.

On January 21, high winds blew down trees and power lines in Lake Pleasant.

An observer from the weather observing network of TV station WRGB reported 8 to 10 inches of snow accumulated at Indian Lake. A trained weather spotter talked with an NWS forecaster at 11 PM EST, reporting 8.5 inches of snow, the sound of cracking trees, and said there were numerous power outages.

Strong, non-thunderstorm gradient winds associated with a sharp cold front resulted in multiple downed tree reports and power outages across parts of eastern New York Wednesday afternoon into Thursday (November 30-December 1). Behind the cold front, blustery west winds off Lake Ontario resulted in lake effect snow beginning later in the evening on November and continuing on December 1. There were reports of lake effect snows accumulating more than 7 inches which verified our winter storm warnings for Herkimer and Hamilton Counties on December 1. Power outages were reported in Washington, Warren and Herkimer Counties.||Key Impacts: Power outages, Closed Roads.

A pair of low pressure systems brought a mix of rain and high elevation snow to eastern New York beginning the evening of Thursday, April 15th and ending during the early afternoon of Friday, April 16th, 2021. The majority of the heavy, wet snow fell across higher elevations (above 1500 feet), including the southern Adirondacks and eastern Catskills throughout this period, with a mix of rain and snow in the lower elevations. Snowfall totals ranged from 3 to 6 inches in the higher elevations.||Key impacts: tree damage, power outages.

A strong area of low pressure lifted across the Great Lakes and towards southern Canada on Sunday, January 10th. A cold front trailing from this storm system brought a line of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms with small hail and gusty winds to the region during the afternoon hours on Sunday, January 10th. Behind this cold front, strong winds developed over the western and southern Adirondacks, western Mohawk Valley and the Lake George-Saratoga Region, as colder air rushed in behind the storm during the evening hours. The strongest winds were estimated up to 60 MPH over northern Herkimer County. A strong pressure gradient resulted in gusty winds continuing through the late evening hours and overnight hours.||As a result of the strong winds, there were a significant number of power outages, especially over the western Adirondacks, with over 2000 customers without power within the Old Forge area alone. In addition, winds downed tree limbs, which caused the temporary closures of several roads through the area. A car was damaged on Route 22 in Granville when the vehicle struck a tree in the road downed by wind. Numerous trees and large branches downed by the wind also damaged a car in the town of Queensbury. According to newspaper reports, trees were downed across the roadway on Route 8 in Horicon, Goodman Road in Johnsburg and Peggy Ann Road in Queensbury. ||Although the strong winds diminished by sunrise on Monday, January 11th, it remained somewhat breezy through the day as the pressure gradient gradually relaxed over the region. Despite this, most of the power outages were restored by the morning hours on Monday, January 11th.

A powerful storm system moved from the Great Lakes region towards southern Canada on the early morning of Friday, November 1st. Ahead of this storm, a strong southerly flow allowed for gusty winds of 30 to 60 mph, especially across the higher terrain of the western Adirondacks. As the storm's cold front moved across the region during the morning hours, a line of rain showers and gusty winds accompained the boundary. Behind the cold front, winds switched to a westerly direction and continued to be gusty, with some gusts up to 60 mph. These winds caused damage to trees and power lines across the western Adirondacks and western Mohawk Valley. Utility compaines reported 1116 power outages in Herkimer County and 2528 outages in Hamilton County. Winds diminished by the evening hours, as the pressure gradient began to relax, as the storm system moved away from the area.

A rapidly strengthening low pressure system tracked from the central Gulf Coast on Friday March 7th, to the central Appalachians by Saturday morning on March 8th, and reached northern Maine by Sunday morning March 9th.||As cold air to the north of the storm system filtered southward, precipitation in the form of snow, sleet and rain developed late Friday. The precipitation then changed to freezing rain by Saturday morning, which then persisted, heavily at times, into Saturday evening before changing back to light snow.||Significant ice accumulations in excess of one inch occurred from this storm. In addition, gusty winds developed Saturday afternoon. This combination led to widespread power outages and downed trees, with the areas of Hague, Johnsburg, and Queensbury the hardest hit. In these regions, more than 100 power poles were downed, with more than 300 sections of wire also pulled down. In addition, over 1000 trees were estimated to have fallen from the extreme ice accretion.||The large number of downed trees and wires led to numerous road closures, including Route 8, and Route 9N in and near Hague.

A strong low pressure system tracked northeast from the eastern Great Lakes into eastern Canada during Wednesday, January 9th. A strong cold front associated with this low swept rapidly east across eastern New York during the mid to late morning hours of Wednesday, accompanied by strong to locally damaging wind gusts approaching 60 mph.||The highest winds occurred across the western Adirondacks, where there were reports of downed trees and wires. Additional scattered reports of downed trees and wires occurred across northern portions of the Capital District, where numerous power outages were reported.||The strongest winds subsided by mid to late afternoon.

Low pressure moved from the mid Mississippi Valley on Wednesday April 11th into the southern Great Lakes by Thursday morning on April 12th, spreading a swath of heavy wet snow across the higher elevations of the southern Adirondacks and eastern Mohawk Valley from early Thursday morning into early Thursday afternoon.| |Snowfall amounts were greatest across the higher elevations above 1500 feet, where 6 to 12 inches fell. Some snowfall totals included 10.5 inches at Speculator, 10.3 inches at Wells, 8 inches at Caroga Lake and Stratford, 8 inches at Middle Grove, 12 inches at North Creek at an elevation of 3600 feet, and 10 inches at Bakers Mills.|The heavy wet snowfall led to downed tree limbs and power lines, which led to numerous power outages across the affected region during Thursday afternoon.|The snow tapered off by early Thursday afternoon.

Low pressure developed over the mid Mississippi Valley on Thursday morning, March 1st, and then intensified, while reaching the western Great Lakes by Thursday evening. A warm front attached to this low approached eastern New York and western New England from the south late Thursday night, accompanied by a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Another low pressure system developed along the approaching warm front over eastern Maryland by Friday morning, March 2nd, which then strengthened and tracked northeast, reaching the northern New England coast by Friday evening.|As warm air aloft moved into the region, while cold and dry air lingered near the surface, a significant mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain occurred. Heavy snowfall accumulations of 6 to 12 inches fell across portions of the southern Adirondacks, extending into the northern Taconics. Meanwhile, a significant accretion of ice from freezing rain led to some downed tree limbs and power lines across portions of the upper Mohawk Valley.|This storm had an adverse impact on travel across the region during Friday, particularly during the early morning hours.

A low pressure system moved northeast from the Tennessee Valley into the eastern Great Lakes by Saturday evening on October 28th, and intensified rapidly before moving into eastern Canada on Sunday, October 29th. Cold air moving across the eastern end of Lake Ontario on very strong west winds in the wake of this low produced heavy wet snow across portions of the western Adirondacks.|Snowfall amounts in excess of a foot occurred in portions of western Hamilton, and northern Herkimer Counties between the late evening hours of Saturday, October 28th, and Sunday evening, October 29th. The heavy, wet snow, in combination with strong winds, led to widespread downed trees and power lines, and associated power outages across the region.

A complex storm system, moving through the Ohio Valley on Feburary 3, transferred energy to a coastal storm off the Mid Atlantic coastline. This secondary storm tracked northeast, bringing a quick shot of moderate to occasionally heavy snow, during the evening of the 3rd, across the western Adirondacks, the Lake George Saratoga region, and elevated sections of the Mohawk Valley as well as the southern Catskills. A swath of 7-10 inches of snow fell across these areas with lesser amounts across the remainder of eastern New York. The heaviest snowfall reported was 9.8 inches at Peck Lake in Fulton County. Wet snow was heavy enough to result in up to 1,000 customers temporarily without power in the Kingston area of both Ulster and Dutchess counties.