Incredible Wind Gusts In Northeast, Ontario

UPDATE: Here's another photo:

Joe Geddes looks at the damage to his car after a tree fell on the car during high winds in Clarence, N.Y.,Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. The severe weather was part of a storm system that knocked out power to thousands in upstate New York, West Virginia, Ohio and Illinois. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

UPDATE: Here's a photo from the Associated Press. Blog reader Michael reports a 57-mph gust from Addison, NY.

A tractor trailer was blown over by high winds on a ramp on the New York State Thruway in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. The severe weather was part of a storm system that knocked out power to thousands in upstate New York, West Virginia, Ohio and Illinois. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

UPDATE: Local storm chaser Ron "R-Factor" Shawley got a 63 mph gust on his Kestrel 2000 handheld wind meter at Chickoree Mountain near Johnstown, PA, and he's got the picture to prove it:

Southeast Ontario and the Northeast are getting blasted by high winds this morning. We have seen 51 mph so far on our weather station here in State College. But it's even worse in Canada - Port Colborn, Ontario gusted to 78 mph at 6 AM this morning!

Other gusts of note:

Port Colborn, ON: 78 mph
Point Petre, ON: 75 mph
Buffalo, NY: 67 mph

Here's a map of sustained winds in the area:

Yesterday also featured high wind gusts in the Midwest, over 80 mph in Indiana and Missouri, though some of those gusts were associated with thunderstorms. This morning's wind gusts in the Northeast were simply as the srong cold front came through.