A powerful winter storm entered the Pacific NW on January 6th and then traversed the southern Plains on January 8th before moving into the Great Lakes on January 9th-10th. Central pressure fell to 972mb across the eastern Great Lakes during the early morning hours of January 10th, meanwhile a 1026mb area of high pressure was across eastern Quebec/Nova Scotia.
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The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
A powerful winter storm entered the Pacific NW on January 6th and then traversed the southern Plains on January 8th before moving into the Great Lakes on January 9th-10th. Central pressure fell to 972mb across the eastern Great Lakes during the early morning hours of January 10th, meanwhile a 1026mb area of high pressure was across eastern Quebec/Nova Scotia.
This creating a > 50mb pressure gradient between both systems which created a strong southeast low-level jet of 85-100 mph across much of the northeast including NY and VT.
Downsloping southeast winds gusted to over 60 mph in some locations across northern NY that resulted in downed tree limbs, powerlines and approximately 15,000 power outages. Several inches of wet snow started the event with localized more than 6 inches across the higher terrain of the eastern Adirondacks.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 strong wind, 2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Various mesonet sites reported wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph with some isolated small limb damage. In addition 1 to 3 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
Various mesonet sites reported wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph with some isolated small limb damage. In addition 2 to 4 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
Various mesonet sites reported wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph with some isolated small limb damage. In addition 2 to 4 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
Various mesonet sites reported wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph with some isolated small limb damage. In addition 2 to 4 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
Various mesonet sites reported wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph with some isolated small limb damage. In addition 3 to 8 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
Various mesonet sites reported wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph with some isolated small limb damage. In addition 2 to 4 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
Various mesonet sites reported wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph with some isolated small limb damage. In addition 3 to 8 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
In addition to the measured 63 mph wind gust there were several locations that had tree debris and power outages. In addition 1 to 4 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
Several reports of 50+ mph wind gusts and areas of tree and minor structural damage located outside of these reports. In addition 1 to 3 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
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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: 1147073, 1147074, 1147075, 1147076, 1147077, 1147078, 1147079, 1147080, 1147082.