A powerful cold front that dropped temperatures by about 20 degrees also triggered some severe weather as it crossed the region Sunday afternoon. The front brought gusty winds that caused a lot of damage. A 56 mph gust was reported near Dunkirk as the strong winds hit the area. Meteorologist Bob Hamilton says strong winds aloft were carried to the surface by the heavy showers along the front...
Hamilton-Heavy showers carried strong winds to surface
Hamilton says the severe weather resulted in nearly 100 damage reports, many of those reports were from Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties.
Radar shot as storms rolled across the area Sunday
