Deep low pressure over the western Great Lakes moved across Ontario to Quebec and dragged a cold front across the area. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph were reported across the area with gusts up to 76 mph recorded. The strong winds downed trees and utility lines throughout the fourteen county area. Several hundred thousand customers were without power. Roads were blocked by downed trees. There were numerous reports of property damage from the winds, mostly from trees falling on buildings and cars. Specifically, this was reported from Carthage, Jefferson county, Geneva, Ontario county, Pittsford and Honeoye Falls, Monroe county, Perry, Wyoming county, Newark, Wayne county and Salamanca, Cattaraugus county. Four 40' high masonry walls of an school pool and gymnasium under construction in Macedon, Wayne county, were toppled by the wind. Large plate glass windows were blown out in the Grant Building in Jamestown, Chautauqua county. A barn was blown down in Gorham, Ontario county. In Fairport, Monroe county, a winter carnival had to be cancelled because the high winds tore apart a large tent erected for the carnival.  In Martinsburg, Lewis county, the high winds toppled a barn, killing nearly fifty head of cattle inside. Specific measured wind gusts were: 76 mph in Oswego, Oswego county, 74 mph in Sodus, Wayne county, 71 mph in Rochester, Monroe county, 66 mph in Forestville, Chautauqua county, 64 mph in Randolph, Chautauqua county, 65 mph in West Seneca, Erie county, 62 mph in Sherman, Chautauqua county, 61 mph in Alexander, Genesee county, 59 mph in Weedsport, Cayuga county, and 58 mph in Niagara Falls, Niagara county and Albion, Orleans county.

High Wind in GENESEE, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 00:14:00 to 10-FEB-01 00:14:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 53 M
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

High Wind in MONROE, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 02:15:00 to 10-FEB-01 02:15:00 (EST)
Property damage: 300K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

High Wind in JEFFERSON, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 03:00:00 to 10-FEB-01 03:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 250K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

High Wind in LEWIS, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 03:15:00 to 10-FEB-01 03:15:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 51 M
Property damage: 250K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in OSWEGO, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 03:23:00 to 10-FEB-01 03:23:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 66 M
Property damage: 300K
Reported by: METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)

High Wind in ORLEANS, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 00:41:00 to 10-FEB-01 00:41:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 50 M
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

High Wind in ONTARIO, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 03:00:00 to 10-FEB-01 03:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

High Wind in CATTARAUGUS, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 02:02:00 to 10-FEB-01 02:02:00 (EST)
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in NORTHERN CAYUGA, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 03:45:00 to 10-FEB-01 03:45:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 51 M
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

High Wind in ERIE, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 00:15:00 to 10-FEB-01 00:15:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 60 M
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

High Wind in NIAGARA, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 00:16:00 to 10-FEB-01 00:16:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 50 M
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in WYOMING, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 01:30:00 to 10-FEB-01 01:30:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

High Wind in CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 00:41:00 to 10-FEB-01 00:41:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 57 M
Property damage: 250K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

High Wind in WAYNE, NEW YORK
From 10-FEB-01 01:56:00 to 10-FEB-01 01:56:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 64 M
Property damage: 500K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA