A strong area of low pressure moved across the Great Lakes region. The low brought increasing winds to the entire region.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.
A strong area of low pressure moved across the Great Lakes region. The low brought increasing winds to the entire region. The funneling effects of Lakes Erie and Ontario produced damaging winds in parts of Niagara, northern Erie and Oswego counties. Trees were downed in Barker, Buffalo and Albion Center. Scattered power outages were reported.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported trees down in the Town of Barker.
Law enforcement reported trees down in the City of Buffalo.
Law enforcement reported trees down blocking Route 13 at Towne Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 352072, 352073, 352074.