Power Outage in Syracuse, NY

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and power lines on Falls Road.

Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and powerlines.

Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a large tree on power line on Route 5.

High winds knocked down trees and power lines in Onondaga County the morning of the 1st. The Syracuse airport recorded a maximum wind gust of 64 mph at 534 am EST. The winds caused a few roofs to be damaged at the New York State fairgrounds.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines.

A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over multiple trees and power wires along north Midler Ave.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Fremont Road and Kirkville Road.

A power pole was blown down, blocking south Townsend Street near east Taylor Street.

A tree and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Hopkins and Buckley Roads.

High winds in Onondaga County, along and behind a gusty cold front, caused numerous downed trees in Syracuse, as well as minor structural damage to a few homes. Thousands of customers lost power in Seneca Knolls, Clay, Marcellus, Peru, Jordan, and Camillus. Syracuse Hancock Airport measured a 62 mph wind gust.

High winds occurred across the region with gusts between 50 and 60 mph. Numerous trees were blown down and many customers were without power.

Numerous trees and wires down. 8000 customers were without power in the Syracuse area.

A 12-year-old boy was killed by lightning. His mother and a neighbor took shelter from a thunderstorm under a tree in Assumption Cemetery. Both the boy and his mother had bicycles with them. The neighbor was in a wheelchair. The mother and neighbor felt the lightning but were not injured. Lightning also took out power to 1,000 customers in nearby DeWitt.

Telephone pole with transformer fell on State Fair Boulevard next to the the Interstate 690 West on ramp. Utility pole also fell in Central Square. A total of 5,000 customers were without power.

Newspaper reports indicate high winds blew several trees onto power lines across the county leaving almost 4000 people without power.

Trees and wires down countywide including Liverpool and DeWitt. 3000 customers lost power.

Trees and wires down. Power outages Tully, Syracuse, Baldwinsville, and LaFayette.

Storm spotters reported a tree down on a house on Fly Road. Thunderstorm winds also ripped a roof top air conditioning unit off of a factory in DeWitt. 1 inch diameter hail was reported in Mattydale. Wires down across the region left 6000 people in the Syracuse area without power. A lightning strike at a Wal-Mart shopping center on the east side of Syracuse caused damage to merchandise outside of the store.

Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon and early evening of the 6th across portions of Central New York. Several of these storms became severe with damaging winds. Mainly tree and powerline damage was observed.

A strong cold front moved through Central New York during the early evening of the 15th, which brought a few lines of showers and thunderstorms through the area. Some of these storms became severe and produced mainly tree and powerline damage.

A dynamic upper level shortwave and a cold frontal boundary sparked numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 7th across Central New York. Many of these storms became severe and produced widespread tree and powerline damage across the area.

A strong cold front boundary brought some gusty showers and thunderstorms to the Finger Lakes Region during the late afternoon and early evening of the 7th. Mainly tree and power line damage was observed, along with a cold core funnel cloud.

A complex area of low pressure tracked from the Ohio Valley and southeast United States during the afternoon of the 1st and intensified into a major winter storm over Long Island by the morning of the 2nd. This intense winter storm remained nearly stationary until the late evening of the 2nd. The storm brought rain during the evening of the 1st in central New York, which changed to snow first in the Finger Lakes and Steuben County before midnight of the 2nd. The rain then turned to all snow across the rest of central New York during the early morning hours of the 2nd. The snow fell heavy at times through the day on the 2nd. High winds combined with the heavy snow during the afternoon of the 2nd leading to blizzard conditions from Otsego and Delaware Counties to Sullivan County, New York. Winds were frequently gusting to 50 mph. The rest of central NY saw near blizzard conditions during this time. The snow tapered down in the evening as the winds continued to cause near whiteout conditions, knocking down numerous trees and power lines from Otsego County to Sullivan County. An estimated 40,000 customers were without power mainly in the Sullivan County area where a State of Emergency was declared. Power was out in some areas for more than one week. Snowfall totals ranged from 1 to 2 feet in most areas with the highest amounts from Oneida County south to the western Catskills in central New York.

A warm front lifted north across the region Monday morning which created an unstable air mass across the state of New York and Pennsylvania. By late Monday afternoon, a cold front moved into western New York and Pennsylvania which produced a line of thunderstorms. As the thunderstorms moved east, coverage became widespread and a major severe weather outbreak ensued for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. Some of the thunderstorms produced winds between 70 and 100 mph. Numerous trees were knocked down and there were widespread power outages some of which lasted for several days.

A strong low pressure center passed just to the north of Lake Ontario on the evening of January 17th, which sent a cold front with strong winds through portions of Central New York. This resulted in downed trees, power outages, and minor damage to structures.

A slow moving warm front bought numerous showers and thunderstorms to the area. The slow movement of the storms produced isolated areas of heavy rainfall, with areas of flash flooding. Scattered storms also became strong enough to produce high winds with reports of damage, mainly in the form of downed trees and power lines.

A low pressure system developed over the Gulf Coast and moved northeast through the Mid-Atlantic states, spreading a variety of precipitation across central New York and northeast Pennsylvania from later Friday through Sunday morning. A major ice storm occurred across much of the Finger Lakes Region of New York, with mainly snow north of here, and heavy rain to the south. Ice accumulations ranged from one half to three quarters of an inch bringing down many trees and power lines in the Finger Lakes region.

An area of low pressure organized over the southeastern United States during the evening of Saturday April 14th, and tracked northeast along the East Coast Sunday the 15th, to Long Island on Monday the 16th. The low pressure system grew into a major late season winter storm by the time it reached the New Jersey coast Sunday evening the 15th. The central pressure of this storm dropped to 963 mb just south of Long Island on the 16th. The storm stalled in the vicinity of Long Island and the southern New England coast from the 16th until Tuesday the 17th when it finally drifted to well off the east coast. A mix of light rain and snow overspread central New York during the early morning hours of Sunday April 15th. The precipitation was a mixture of mainly light rain and snow across central New York Sunday morning which transitioned to all rain Sunday afternoon. The precipitation changed back to all snow Sunday night north and west of the Catskills in central New York. The rain turned to all snow in the Catskills later in the morning on Monday the 16th. The snow became heavy at times and continued across central New York until tapering off to lighter snow showers and flurries by the early morning hours on Tuesday the 17th. Total storm accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches in much of southern and western Steuben County and in the lower terrain of Sullivan County, to 4 to 8 inches in the valleys along the southern tier, to between 1 and 2 feet across much of the Finger Lakes region, the higher terrain of central New York, the Catskills and the Tug Hill Plateau. The snow was heavy and wet bringing down many trees and power lines causing scattered power outages.

An area of low pressure tracked northwest into the western Great Lakes from the 1st to the 2nd. This low dragged an associated warm front to southern Pennsylvania by the morning of the 2nd. A second area of low pressure developed along the front over Pennsylvania by early on the 2nd, bringing a mixture of precipitation to upstate New York. The mixed precipitation started out as light drizzle and snow, before transitioning to steady snow and sleet during the evening on the 1st. During the early morning hours of the 2nd, the precipitation changed over to freezing rain and continued for several hours before tapering off during the early afternoon of March 2nd. In central NY, up to 1/2 of an inch of ice fell from the southern Tug Hill Plateau, western Mohawk Valley southeast to the western Catskills. The ice caused sporadic power outages and numerous road closures.

A low pressure system moved northeast into the Ohio Valley and spread a mix of snow and sleet into upstate New York after midnight on the 15th. The snow and sleet changed to freezing rain across most of the area during the morning. The precipitation changed over to all rain across the Finger Lakes and south central New York around midday. However, freezing rain continued to fall across the Mohawk Valley and Southern Tug Hill Plateau through the early afternoon hours. Total ice accumulations ranged from one-half to three-quarters of an inch in many locations. The weight of the ice brought down trees and power lines in scattered localities. Roads also became very slippery and travel was impacted.

A strengthening area of low pressure moved from Indiana Friday morning the 1st to New Brunswick, Canada by Saturday morning the 2nd. This low pressure area brought high winds to central New York from late Friday afternoon to early Saturday morning on the 2nd. Frequent gusts to 50 mph were reported with peak wind gusts over 57 mph, especially over the higher terrain. The winds knocked down trees and power lines in some parts of central New York.

A strong cold front moved across Upstate New York during the morning of the 17th, bringing high winds across Upstate New York along and behind the frontal passage. The strongest winds were experienced in the Finger Lakes region, western Mohawk Valley and Southern Tug Hill Plateau in central New York. There was considerable damage throughout these areas with many trees and power lines taken down by winds in the 50-60 knot range. Some of the more noteable damage included a roof ripped off a carpet store in Onondaga County and 12 roads closed in Madison County due to fallen trees. In addition, over 200,000 residents of north central NY were without power during the height of the storm. Some residents did not get their power restored for over one week.

An early season snowfall hit parts of upstate New York on October 25th, 2005. Low pressure developed over Ohio and tracked to off the New Jersey Coast where it intensified into a major early season winter storm. Snow fell mainly over the higher elevations of central New York and the Catskills, with mainly rain in the valleys. The rain caused minor flood problems in low-lying areas near Waverly along the Susquehanna River. The hardest hits areas were from the higher terrain of southern and eastern Broome County, north and east through the higher terrain of Chenango, western Delaware, eastern Cortland, southern Madison, Otsego and southern Onondaga counties. Between 6 and 12 inches of heavy wet snow fell above 1400 feet elevation in these areas. Highest amounts were found in southern Madison County and in Chenango County at 1800 feet where more than 12 inches of wet snow fell. Between 2 and 6 inches of snow fell between 1000 and 1400 feet in these areas. The snow came down very hard from the late morning into the early and mid afternoon hours on the 25th. The snow continued heavy at times until the mid to late evening hours on the 25th. The snow rapidly accumulated on roads and caused major traffic problems along interstates 81, 88 and route 17 in southern New York and in the Binghamton area. In addition, the heavy wet snow brought down trees and power lines in these areas. Over 10,000 customers were without power in Broome and Chenango Counties alone. Across the Central Southern Tier, and the Finger Lakes region, the valleys saw rain with the higher terrain, above 1600 feet, seeing only a few inches of snow. In the Catskills, the higher terrain above 1800 feet saw up to 6 inches of snow. The Syracuse and Utica areas saw little snowfall, with the Southern Tug Hill Plateau reporting up to a few inches.

A deepening low pressure system pushed a strong cold front across the area early in the morning of the 13th. Behind the front, the west winds increased to be sustained between 25 and 35 mph with gusts between 45 and 55 mph. A few winds gusts measured as high as 58 mph. Most counties had scattered trees and wires down. Tens of thousands of electric customers lost power due to wires and utility poles coming down. Trees came down on houses in Elmira (Chemung County), Syracuse (Onondaga County), Cortland (Cortland County), and Jeffersonville (Sullivan County). In Smithville (Chenango County), a live electric wire came down on a barbed wire fence. The fence, connected to a dairy barn, became charged overloading the circuits. The barn burned to the ground. Inside 10 cows lost their lives. Also lost was equipment and hay. In Ithaca (Tompkins County), a three story building had hundreds of bricks fall off it. The building had commercial establishments on the ground floor with apartments above. 11 people were forced to evacuate. A two story barn in Newark Valley (Tioga County) collapsed killing a goat and many birds. The wind pushed over a tractor trailer in Benton (Yates County). The wind combined with snow covered roads, causing many car accidents including two deaths.

An intensifying low pressure system moved from the Ohio Valley through New York state early on the 15th into southeast Canada. Numerous trees and power lines were down area wide. A few trees fell on houses and cars. Oneida County had the most damage. In Sylvan Beach the winds knocked down a tree which took down power lines onto a tractor tailer. Two nearby houses caught on fire due to the downed lines. A house in Rome and another in McConnellsville had trees fall on them. In Onondaga County in Cicero, a tree fell on a car injuring the occupant. In Otsego County in the city of Oneonta, a tree fell on a house and another tree fell on a car. In Seneca County a tree fell on a car. In Cortland County a tree fell on a Homer house. Tens of thousands of electric customers were without power. Wind gusts were mostly 40 to 50 mph with isolated gusts over 50 mph. The winds were strongest in the early afternoon. The duration and intensity of the winds surpassed the winds that occurred with the remnants of hurricane Isabel.

Remnants of hurricane Isabel moved up through western Pennsylvania and western New York on the 19th. It brought with it high winds. Most locations had gusts to between 40 and 50 mph, but higher elevations may have had higher gusts. Scattered reports of trees and wires down were common. Tens of thousands of electric customers were without power. A few trees and wires fell on cars and houses, and closed roads.

A stationary front was west to east across Pennsylvania during the 3rd and 4th of April. Areas of low pressure moved along the front bringing precipitation to upstate New York. A large area of high pressure, centered over Hudson Bay Canada helped to keep cold air at the surface. The morning of the 5th low pressure moved northeast to Erie, Pennsylvania then to northeast New York that evening. A trailing cold front brought with it an end to the precipitation from west to east. Patchy freezing rain was across these counties first the night of the 3rd into the 4th. At this time the freezing rain was most widespread in Northern Oneida County. Steady widespread freezing rain started during the day of the 4th across Oneida, Onondaga, and Madison Counties. During the evening of the 4th colder air spread further south into the Finger Lakes and northern Susquehanna Region. This changed moderate rain to freezing rain in these areas especially at the higher elevations. Across northern Oneida County the freezing rain changed to snow. The snow accumulated up to five inches. Ice accumulations were mostly a quarter to half an inch with a few locations up to an inch. The Schuyler County Emergency Manager reported an inch of ice across most of the county. Tens of thousands of electricity customers were without power, some for up to a week. States of emergencies were declared for most of these counties. A federal disaster was declared by President Bush in Onondaga, Cayuga, Chenango, Oneida, and Yates Counties.

A lightning strike tripped a circuit breaker knocking out power to 1,000 electric customers in Fayetteville and Minoa, both in the town of Manlius.

A slow moving nor'easter moved from the southeast United States early on the 3rd to the Delmarva peninsula that evening. The storm then moved to the southeast New England coast the morning of the 4th. Snow spread well ahead of the storm into central New York the evening of the 2nd. The snow was heavy at times on the 3rd during the day into the evening. Snowfall amounts were 8 to 14 inches in the central southern tier, Finger Lakes region, and northern Oneida County and 10 to 20 inches elsewhere. The highest amounts of up to 25 inches were in Broome, Tioga, southern Cortland and southern Chenango Counties. Water equivalents were mostly half an inch in the western areas to an inch and a half in eastern areas. The weight of the snow combined with the weight of ice from the New Year's day storm caused additional power outages. At least 20,000 customers were without power at some time. Some customers were without power for up to a week. Emergency shelters were set up in some areas. The worst hit areas were again in northern Broome and southern Cortland Counties. These areas were without power after the ice storm on the first of the month. Tompkins County was also hard hit. All of the major roads had motor vehicle accidents. Some were serious enough to close the interstate highways.

Low pressure formed off the middle Atlantic coast Christmas evening. This storm intensified as it moved north to be off Long Island, New York Christmas night. Light snow started moving into central New York around midnight on the 25th. The snow was in northern Oneida County by 4 AM. This snow remained light through the early morning accumulating little. In many locations in the Susquehanna Region and Catskills, the snow changed to sleet and freezing rain around sunrise. The precipitation remained light in most places until afternoon. The exception was the Finger Lakes and Chemung Valley were mostly snow fell. Several inches were reported in this area by noon. During the afternoon precipitation changed back to all snow and became heavy. A band of heavy snow lifted north through the region during the afternoon and evening. The band lifted slowly to the northeast finally exiting after midnight in Delaware and Otsego Counties. Snowfall rates were several inches an hour in this band. The snow ended from west to east starting around 11 PM Christmas night. Snowfall amounts in the Finger Lakes and Chemung Valley were 6 to 12 inches. Along the I-81 corridor amounts were 8 to 14 inches. Further east from northern Sullivan County through Delaware County into Otsego County snowfall totals were mostly 2 to 3 feet. In northern Oneida County snow totals were 6 to 10 inches. Due to the snow amounts and snowfall rates the New York State Thruway closed for part of the evening. The heavy snow also caused power outages to 3000 customers in the Catskills. Many counties declared state of emergencies.

A strong intensifying storm moved across Lake Ontario and down the Saint Lawrence valley on the first day of February. West winds behind a trailing cold front gusted to around 60 mph. Oneida County had the most damage with numerous trees and power lines down. The winds were helped by trees and wires covered in ice and wet snow, especially in Oneida County. In addition the ground was wet from the winter storm earlier that day and the day before. Numerous power outages were reported across the entire area. At the Syracuse Hancock Field, ASOS reported a peak wind gust of 59 mph at 4:57 PM. The wind was measured at 60 mph in Addison in Steuben County.

Strong low pressure moved northeast across southern Ontario and southern Quebec provinces in Canada. The storm was dragging a strong arctic cold front to its south. High winds with the fast moving front knocked down numerous trees and power lines. Tens of thousands of electric customers were without power. ASOS measured winds at 64 mph (56 knots) at Hancock Airport in Syracuse at 253 AM and 58 mph (50 knots) at the Utica airport at 326 AM. Winds behind the front were measured at 74 mph (64 knots) by equipment at a television station in East Syracuse at 345 AM. After this second maximum, winds slowly subsided throughout the day as the low moved into eastern Canada.

Low pressure moved quickly from northeast Ohio early on the 12th to northeast New York at 7 AM. The low dragged a strong cold front through the area during the morning. Winds with and behind the front were 20 to 35 mph sustained with gusts measured to 62 mph. The highest gusts were with the front. Numerous power lines and trees were brought down. Power outages were widespread. Other damage included roofs collapsed and blown off, signs were blown over, a mobile home was moved off its pad, a mobile home was flipped onto its side while being moved, a barn collapsed, a silo was damaged, and trees falling onto houses, cars and wires.