A storm system rapidly intensified across the Great Lakes on January 30th and moved into Quebec province during January 31st. Mild southerly winds on January 30th translated to colder west to northwest winds across northern New York on January 31st.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 BTV wrote it up.
A storm system rapidly intensified across the Great Lakes on January 30th and moved into Quebec province during January 31st. Mild southerly winds on January 30th translated to colder west to northwest winds across northern New York on January 31st. Sustained winds of 15 to 25-30 mph were observed with several gusts in excess of 40 mph and a few measured gusts exceeding 50 mph. These strong winds knocked down several tree limbs and a few trees for scattered power outages across northern New York, especially Essex ad Clinton counties.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 4:12 AM EST, 48 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 314 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 NYZ026>031-034-087-010815- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE- 314 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NYZ035-VTZ001>012-016>019-010815- EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX- WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON- ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN- EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- 314 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 strong wind, 3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A measured wind gust of 51 mph was recorded at Potsdam. There were several reports of more significant tree damage away from this observation site, suggesting potentially 50 knot wind gusts in some locales.
A measured wind gust of 44 mph was recorded in southern St. Lawrence county with several reports of tree, tree limb and power line damage across the region, thus suggesting wind gusts may have exceeded 50 mph.
A measured wind gust of 44 mph was recorded in southern St. Lawrence county with several reports of tree, tree limb and power line damage across the region, thus suggesting wind gusts may have exceeded 50 mph.
A measured wind gust of 47 mph was recorded at Plattsburgh airport, but tree damage was observed at many locations, suggesting gusts in excess of 50 mph.
A measured wind gust of 51 mph was recorded at Saranac Lake airport with several reports of tree, tree limb and power line damage in Franklin county suggesting potentially 50 knot wind gusts in some locales.
A measured wind gust of 51 mph was recorded at Saranac Lake airport with several reports of tree, tree limb and power line damage in Franklin county suggesting potentially 50 knot wind gusts in some locales.
A measured wind gust of 47 mph was recorded at Plattsburgh airport, but tree damage was observed at many locations, suggesting gusts in excess of 50 mph.
A measured wind gust of 45 mph was recorded in Essex county with some damage but winds estimated slightly less than Clinton county.
A measured wind gust of 45 mph was recorded in Essex county with some damage but winds estimated slightly less than Clinton county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2013
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: 432853, 432842, 432856, 432843, 432850, 432851, 432857, 432846, 432847.