Wind Advisory: Gusts Up to 50 MPH Expected

Staff Report / FLXlocal.org

A wind advisory has been issued by the Weather Forecast Office in Buffalo, NY, highlighting the strongest wind gusts expected from tonight through Thursday morning. The advisory indicates that wind gusts may reach up to 50 mph along the Lake Erie shoreline, particularly near Interstate 90 from Ripley to Silver Creek. This wind activity is forecasted to occur between midnight and 10 AM on Thursday.

The following maximum wind gusts are reported for various locations:

- Dunkirk: 41 mph

- Jamestown: 25 mph

- Springville: 18 mph

- Olean: 25 mph

- Wellsville: 23 mph

- Dansville: 21 mph

- Canandaigua: 21 mph

- Rochester: 17 mph

- Buffalo Airport: 20 mph

- Lockport: 24 mph

- Watertown: 10 mph

- Lowville: 16 mph

- Fulton: 17 mph

Cloud cover is expected to increase tonight, but no rain is anticipated before Thursday morning. However, the gusty winds could pose risks such as blowing unsecured objects and affecting high-profile vehicles.



Source: NWS - Buffalo NY

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