An area of low pressure  developed across the Tennessee Valley  late on December 11th. The storm then rapidly deepened as it  moved northeast into the Ohio Valley, Saint Lawrence Valley and eventually across the Canadian Maritimes on December 12th.  The pressure difference between this intensifying storm and large arctic high pressure building over the Southeast,  produced a significant high wind event across eastern New York on December 12th. The strongest winds with the storm came after the passage of the cold front, during the morning hours. A strong westerly wind brought down large limbs, trees, and powerlines in just about every county in Eastern New York. Many signs were reported blown down along the Andirondack Northway from the Essex/Warren county line, south to its terminus in the town of Guilderland. In addition, there were reports of scattered structural damage.	In Saratoga county, high winds smashed windows in a restaurant  in downtown Saratoga Springs. Another restaurant  had a portion of its roof ripped off in that town. A 60-foot Norwegian pine fell across Route 50 blocking traffic in Balston Spa. The tree fell onto a car, trapping a woman inside for nearly an hour while fire personnel worked to move the live wires away from the car. The passenger was not  injured.  	The winds took down a portion of a block wall under construction at a new Staples store in Queensbury, Warren county. 	Damage in Fulton county included windows being blown out of buildings in the city of Gloversville. Also, gas pumps were blown over in Johnstown and the skirting blown off trailers in Oppenheim.	The winds severely damaged a large shopping window  in downtown Little Falls, Herkimer county. 	In Montgomery county, roofs were blown off homes in the town of Paletine, and in the town of Canajoharie. Also, signs were blown off buildings in Amsterdam. 	In Albany county, the most numerous downed wires and trees were reported in Delmar, Slingerlands, Bethlehem and Voorheesville. Elsewhere, a downed limb punctured the roof of a house located in Cohoes.   	A roof was blown off a trailer in Dover Plains, Dutchess county. 	In Schenectady county, Route 147 at West Glennville Road was temporarily closed due to a large pine tree down on power lines.  	Power lines and trees were blown down on Wood Road in the town of Easton, Washington county. 			The glass from windows was sucked out of the Wells Central School in Hamilton county. 	Officially the strongest wind gust during the event was 54 mph at Albany International Airport. However, weather spotters reported  wind gusts to 61 mph in Summit, Schoharie county and 62 mph at Amsterdam in Montgomery county , respectively.        	During the height of the storm, an estimated 22,000 customers were without power across eastern New York. There were no casualties reported to the National Weather Service, as a result of the high winds.

High Wind in EASTERN DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 10:22:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 45K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in WESTERN DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 10:22:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 10:48:00 to 12-DEC-00 10:48:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 58 M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in EASTERN GREENE, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 10:56:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in EASTERN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 11:00:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in WESTERN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 13:00:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 11:27:00 to 12-DEC-00 17:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in WARREN, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 12:45:00 to 12-DEC-00 17:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in HAMILTON, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 13:40:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in SOUTHERN HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 13:40:00 to 12-DEC-00 15:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 11:05:00 to 12-DEC-00 11:05:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 62 M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 11:40:00 to 12-DEC-00 11:40:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 61 M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in SOUTHERN HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 14:00:00 to 12-DEC-00 14:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 60K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

High Wind in NORTHERN SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 09:00:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

High Wind in SOUTHERN SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 09:00:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

High Wind in FULTON, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 09:00:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 80K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 09:00:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 125K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in WESTERN ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 09:45:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in EASTERN ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 09:45:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in WESTERN ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 10:14:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in EASTERN ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 10:14:00 to 12-DEC-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 55K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in HAMILTON, NEW YORK
From 12-DEC-00 12:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 12:30:00 (EST)
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER