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A strong storm system moved from the Central Plains States across the Great Lakes into Canada.  A cold front associated with the area of low pressure swept across central New York and northeast Pennsylvania producing very strong winds and lake effect snow over parts of the area.

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Below is a table showing the top 15 peak wind gust records for Binghamton, NY, Syracuse, NY and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA.

Binghamton, NY
Date Wind Gust (mph)
07/14/1992 74
10/15/1954 72
07/18/2011 68
10/24/1955 66
02/25/1956 66
08/09/2000 63
11/11/1995 62
03/27/1955 61
06/13/1957 60
07/21/1983 60
02/12/2003 60
02/12/2004 60
02/12/2005 60
05/01/2017 60
03/01/1954 59

   

Syracuse, NY
Date Wind Gust (mph)
09/07/1998 77
05/01/1991 76
11/06/2005 69
09/13/2014 68
06/24/1989 67
07/03/1999 66
07/29/1993 64
02/10/2001 64
02/17/2006 64
03/02/2017 64
01/01/2019 64
10/15/1954 63
12/14/1991 63
05/04/2010 63
02/16/1967 62

   

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA
Date Wind Gust (mph)
01/14/1992 74
05/15/2018 65
04/06/1985 64
12/14/1991 64
05/24/1995 64
01/27/1996 63
04/16/2011 62
11/12/1992 61
11/11/1995 61
03/19/1996 61
02/25/1956 60
11/20/1989 60
12/11/1992 60
01/28/1994 59
07/16/1988 58

 

Below is a table showing the top 15 peak wind gust records just for February for Binghamton, NY, Syracuse, NY and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA.

Binghamton
Date Wind Gust (mph)
02/25/1956 66
02/12/2003 60
02/12/2004 60
02/12/2005 60
02/25/2019 57
02/09/1958 54
02/17/2006 54
02/12/1985 52
02/22/1997 51
02/18/2011 51
02/14/1962 50
02/21/1959 49
02/27/1960 47
02/22/1991 47
02/12/2009 47

   

Syracuse
Date Wind Gust (mph)
02/10/2001 64
02/17/2006 64
02/16/1967 62
02/17/1949 61
02/01/2002 59
02/25/1956 57
02/24/1985 56
02/25/2019 56
02/18/2011 55
02/22/1997 54
02/04/2003 54
02/17/2008 54
02/19/2016 54
02/25/1958 50
02/24/1996 49

   

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA
Date Wind Gust (mph)
02/25/1956 60
02/25/1990 53
02/25/1960 50
02/08/1985 48
02/10/2008 48
02/12/2009 48
02/25/1996 47
02/01/2002 47
02/18/2011 47
02/25/2016 47
02/25/2019 47
02/04/1993 46
02/22/1997 46
02/25/2012 46
02/28/1984 45

 

Additional Information:

  • Binghamton, NY wind gust data from 1951 to present.
  • Syracuse, NY wind gust data from 1946 to present.
  • Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA wind gust data from 1955 to present.
  • Data is from National Centers for Environmental Information.

The following are official and unofficial observations taken during the past 24 hours ending 9 PM EST February 25, 2019.

Appreciation is extended to all that sent in wind gust reports for this event.

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***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION             MAX WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        GUST            OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT

NEW YORK

...Broome County...

   Binghamton Reg arpt     58   911 AM  2/25  ASOS

   3 SW Binghamton         51   230 AM  2/25  NYSM
   2 SSE Whitney Point     48   531 AM  2/25  CWOP
   2 N Sanitaria Spgs      48   815 AM  2/25  CWOP
   1 N Belden              48   135 AM  2/25  NYSM
   1 S Johnson City        47   252 AM  2/25  CWOP

...Cayuga County...
   1 NE Venice Center      64   705 AM  2/25  GPSMET

...Chemung County...
   1 SW Elmira Heights     59  1100 PM  2/24  NYSM
   Elmira Reg Arpt         59  1045 AM  2/25  ASOS


   2 SSE Erin              49  1251 PM  2/25  CWOP

...Chenango County...
   2 SSE Sherburne         52  1140 AM  2/25  NYSM
   Sidney                  47  1019 AM  2/25  NONFEDAWOS
   2 WSW Columbus          46  1231 PM  2/25  CWOP

...Delaware County...
   1 WNW Prattsville       63  1130 AM  2/25  NYSM
   4 W Jefferson           47   100 PM  2/25  NYSM
   Margaretville           45   715 AM  2/25  CWOP

...Madison County...
   1 SE Brookfield         54   910 AM  2/25  NYSM
   Morrisville             51   735 AM  2/25  NYSM
   Hamilton                49   708 AM  2/25  NONFEDAWOS

...Oneida County...
   2 WSW Westmoreland      57   810 AM  2/25  NYSM
   4 SW Clinton            53  1115 PM  2/24  CWOP
   Griffiss Airfield Ap    52   239 AM  2/25  ASOS
   3 NW Westmoreland       45   637 AM  2/25  CWOP


...Onondaga County...
   Fayetteville            58   510 AM  2/25  Mesonet
   Syracuse Hancock Int    56   700 AM  2/25  ASOS

   3 W Otisco              55   343 AM  2/25  CWOP
   Otisco                  55   300 AM  2/25  Time estimated.
   1 WSW Kirkville         53  1100 AM  2/25  NYSM
   Tully                   52   845 AM  2/25  NYSM
   Jordan                  50   645 AM  2/25  NYSM
   2 SSW Skaneateles       49   215 AM  2/25  MESOWEST
   1 ESE Kirkville         47   923 AM  2/25  CWOP
   2 W Otisco              47   513 AM  2/25  CWOP
   2 NW Oran               45   525 AM  2/25  CWOP

...Otsego County...
   2 E Cherry Valley       65   142 PM  2/25  CWOP
   2 W Laurens             54   825 AM  2/25  NYSM
   1 ESE Laurens           49   327 AM  2/25  NONFEDAWOS
   Hyde Park               46   143 PM  2/25  CWOP

...Schuyler County...
   1 WSW Smith Valley      53   410 AM  2/25  NYSM

...Seneca County...
   2 SSW Seneca Falls      54   640 AM  2/25  NYSM
   1 SSE Seneca Falls      53   320 AM  2/25  NONFEDAWOS

...Steuben County...
   3 E Cohocton            61   540 AM  2/25  NYSM
   2 SSE Hartsville        61   640 AM  2/25  NYSM

...Sullivan County...
   Sullivan County Airp    47   626 AM  2/25  AWOS

...Tioga County...
   1 NW Berkshire          51  1145 AM  2/25  NYSM
   4 NNE Windham           47   815 AM  2/25  NYSM

...Tompkins County...
   1 E Ithaca Tompkins     53   346 AM  2/25  AWOS
   Peruville               53   400 AM  2/25  NYSM
   2 NE Dryden             52  1025 AM  2/25  CWOP
   1 N Slaterville Spgs    45   400 AM  2/25  CWOP

...Yates County...
   Mays Mills              58   730 AM  2/25  NYSM
   Penn Yan Airport        56  1015 PM  2/24  ASOS
   Bluff Point             48   117 PM  2/25  CWOP

PENNSYLVANIA

...Bradford County...
   1 NE Monroeton          45   120 PM  2/25  NONFEDAWOS

...Lackawanna County...
   1 ENE Moosic            52  1019 PM  2/24  CWOP

...Luzerne County...
   1 NE Penobscot          49  1241 AM  2/25  CWOP
   Wilkes-Barre/Scranto    47   416 PM  2/25  ASOS