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Oswego Daily News

High Wind Warning Sunday for Oswego County from Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene may just nick us in Oswego County, but she’ll still have an effect on our weather. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory starting at 8:00 a.m. Sunday and running to midnight.

Winds will come from the north at 25 to 35 miles an hour with gusts up to 50 miles an hour.

UPDATE, SUNDAY MORNING: The weather service has reissued the warning and has added one interesting fact:  The winds we’ll be seeing will come from the north.  “Trees in the area are anchored for prevailing west to southwest winds and are very susceptible to even marginally strong winds from the north.”.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Aerial Spray Is Postponed – Again

The Oswego County Health Department postponed its plans to spray an area of central Oswego County tonight due to the high winds. Wind speed is one of the many parameters used to make the determination to proceed with aerial spraying.  Weather permitting, the department will resume aerial spraying Friday evening, Aug. 26.

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