Thursday, September 29, 2005

Wind Gusts to 50-70mph Today!!

It appears that all of the ingredients will be maximized to give us a widespread severe wind damage event today. The synoptic winds right now are gutsing to 40-50mph without any storms nearby. The radar shows a thin, organized line of showers and isolated thunderstorms entering central NY. NWS has severe thunderstorm warnings everywhere out there now as the storms are producing confirmed widespread wind damage. They are moving toward the northeast at 60mph and have gusts in excess of 70mph!!! WOW. BUF just gusted to 65mph. Watch Box issued at 6:45am and the wind damage shading has been increased to 25%...almost Moderate risk of severe. Thus, I expect this line to continue and strengthen with a derecho-like event today producing tons of tree damage (already occurring) in gusts over 70mph in spots. (Most damage reports in western NY now have trees down countywide and "widespread" tree down in the reports). Should be a fun day.

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