New York, 2025

High Wind and Strong Wind in New York, January 27, 2025

January 27, 2025 · NWS BTV · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Strong low pressure was located across Hudson and James Bay on January 27th while a cold front from this system approached northern NY. Strong WSW wind gusts of 45 to 60+ mph accompanied the front across northern NY which led to scattered power outages.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.

Strong low pressure was located across Hudson and James Bay on January 27th while a cold front from this system approached northern NY. Strong WSW wind gusts of 45 to 60+ mph accompanied the front across northern NY which led to scattered power outages.

What forecasters said that day

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 26, 4:00 PM EST, 18 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 4:00 PM EST, 18 hours before
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Event by event

3 high wind, 3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Northern Franklin

When
January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Franklin forecast zone
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were observed, including a wind gust of 62 mph in Malone.

High Wind, Northern St. Lawrence

When
January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were observed, including a wind gust of 63 mph in Massena.

High Wind, Southwestern St. Lawrence

When
January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Southwestern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were observed across the area with scattered power outages and branches downed by winds.

Strong Wind, Southern Franklin

When
January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Franklin forecast zone
Measured
48 kt (55 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several reports of measured winds gusts in the 45 to 55 mph range with some power outages and downed branches.

Strong Wind, Western Clinton

When
January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Western Clinton forecast zone
Measured
48 kt (55 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several reports of measured winds gusts in the 45 to 55 mph range with some power outages and downed branches.

Strong Wind, Western Essex

When
January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Measured
48 kt (55 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several reports of measured winds gusts in the 45 to 55 mph range with some power outages and downed branches.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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Sources

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: 1225817, 1225818, 1225820, 1225823, 1225824, 1225825.