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St. Lawrence County to see wind gusts of 50 mph through Thursday; tree damage, power outages possible

Posted 1/4/17

A wind advisory is in effect for St. Lawrence County from 1 p.m. today through 11 a.m. Thursday as strong and gusty winds up to 50 mph are expected, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). A …

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St. Lawrence County to see wind gusts of 50 mph through Thursday; tree damage, power outages possible

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A wind advisory is in effect for St. Lawrence County from 1 p.m. today through 11 a.m. Thursday as strong and gusty winds up to 50 mph are expected, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

A wind advisory means that winds of 35 mph or more are expected, NWS says. Winds this strong can making driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Caution is advised when driving.

The strongest winds will occur between 3 and 10 p.m. today and again from 2 until 9 a.m. on Thursday, the service says.

Isolated to scattered powered outages from downed limbs and trees are possible, NWS says.

Rain and snow showers are likely this morning, becoming all snow after 3 p.m with cloud skies and a high near 36, the service says. Less than a half an inch of snow is possible.

Tonight the low will be around 19 with southwest winds of 22 to 24 mph and gusts as high as 50 mph, NWS says.

The forecast for Thursday calls for a 30 percent chance of snow showers in the early afternoon with a high near 25. Winds will continue through the afternoon.

The forecast through Tuesday is as follows:

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between noon and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Calm wind.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Calm wind.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Southwest wind around 8 mph.