Hurricane Sandy brought high winds to the Catskills and central NY beginning Monday afternoon and lasting into until early Tuesday morning. The winds peaked in the Catskills in the late evening and during the early morning hours Tuesday in central NY. Sustained winds reached between 30 and 40 mph in most areas with frequent gusts to 50 mph in central NY and to 60 mph in the Catskills. Peak wind gusts ranged generally between 45 and 65 mph in central NY and to 70 mph in the Catskills. Hardest hit in the WFO Binghamton forecast area was Sullivan County which had widespread power outages from numerous trees and power lines down. During the height of the storm, 34,000 customers were without power in Sullivan County. Many residents remained without power for several days after the storm hit. Across the southern tier of NY and Finger Lakes, damage was more sporadic as winds were not as strong. Approximately, 10,000 customers were without power in these areas after the storm hit with most people seeing power restored in less than a day.

High Wind in DELAWARE, NEW YORK
From 29-OCT-12 18:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

High winds developed during the early evening hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked downed trees and power lines across parts of the county.  Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 with peak wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.  During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 2,000 customers without power.

High Wind in CHEMUNG, NEW YORK
From 29-OCT-12 15:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

High winds from Hurricane Sandy affected the county beginning in the afternoon of Tuesday the 29th and last into the overnight hours of Tuesday the 30th. Peak sustained winds at the Elmira-Corning airport were 40 mph with a peak wind gust measured at 63 mph. The winds tore an awning off a business in downtown Elmira and knocked down trees and power lines across parts of the county. A total of 1500 customers were without power during the height of the storm. Power was restored within a day.

High Wind in SULLIVAN, NEW YORK
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

High winds developed during the afternoon hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked downed numerous trees and power lines county-wide. Many of the trees were blocking roads hampering efforts to restore power. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 40 and 50 with peak wind gusts estimated at 80 mph mainly over the southernt part of the county. During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 43,000 customers without power. It took up to a week for power to be fully restored across the the county.

High Wind in STEUBEN, NEW YORK
From 29-OCT-12 19:30:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

High winds from Hurricane Sandy affected the county beginning in the early evening of Tuesday the 29th and last into the overnight hours of Tuesday the 30th. Peak sustained winds at the Elmira-Corning airport were 40 mph with a peak wind gust measured at 63 mph. There was severe damage at a marina at the head of the Lake on Keuka. The winds also knocked down trees and power lines across parts of the county. A total of 5000 customers were without power during the height of the storm. Most of the outages were in the eastern part of the county. Power was restored within a day for most residents.