Thousands are without power after strong winds associated with a cold front and thunderstorms rolled through the area on Wednesday.
Some of the storms prompted severe thunderstorm warnings as they dropped from north to south across the Finger Lakes, Central New York, and Southern Tier.
Photos from the storms and wind damage in the region below:
Thunderstorms approaching RIT this afternoon by Jon Sheehan.
Fall Fury: Nasty storm comes ashore along Lake Ontario in Oswego, NY this afternoon. @JimTeskeNC9 @EricSnitilWx @JamesGilbertWX @WxChristineG @spann @wxbywilliams @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams @StormHour @JeremyKappell @NWSBUFFALO pic.twitter.com/xaSRPIIxAW
— John Kucko (@john_kucko) October 7, 2020
Tree down on Holly Street in Syracuse! pic.twitter.com/Jm3rSBSi4l
— Sydney Sullivan WYFF 4 (@sydsully) October 7, 2020
That's not snow on the ground in Greece, it's small hail, and quite a bit of it! Most spots saw pea sized hail from that storm, including Avon. pic.twitter.com/nxzi22YNjC
— Stacey Pensgen (@WHEC_SPensgen) October 7, 2020
Tree down right outside the station! pic.twitter.com/EUlj42M0Wc
— Sydney Sullivan WYFF 4 (@sydsully) October 7, 2020
Thunderstorms approaching RIT this afternoon. @WHEC_SPensgen @whec_rcaniglia @whec_slarocca @whec_amcdonald pic.twitter.com/snjCBJZp87
— Jon Sheehan (@jwsdroid) October 7, 2020
Tree across the road on Peck Ave in Syracuse @CNYCentral pic.twitter.com/lhff295wBI
— Matt Landers (@PhotogMLanders) October 7, 2020
October sky . Looking north near Phelps NY at 1:30 today. Wind gusts to 58 from SW. Thunder approaching. @wxbywilliams pic.twitter.com/GskGNN6KWQ
— Rich McNear (@rmcnear2) October 7, 2020
A tree that toppled into a home in the city of Auburn. Photo by Jim Gadsby, Finger Lakes News Radio.
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