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Lakeshore Flood — Oswego, NY

Dec 11, 2021

Two Pacific shortwave troughs promoted the formation and deepening of a surface low that tracked from the Great Plains, across southern Lake Michigan, and eventually to near James Bay while deepening below 980 mb. This pushed a strong cold front crossed our region. A strong isallobaric couplet with large pressure rises and a low-level jet of 75 knots just a few thousand feet off the ground supported a high wind event. Selected peak wind gusts included 57 mph in Wyoming, 68 mph in Fredonia, 71 mp

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 988598). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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