Overview
- Widespread moderate to heavy rain moves in Sunday afternoon and persists into Monday morning with nearly 1.5 inches possible.
- News10NBC forecasters warn gusts may exceed 60 mph Monday, with the strongest winds most likely in the afternoon.
- Wind direction is forecast to shift from southwest in the morning to northwest by evening, affecting which areas see the greatest impacts.
- Damaging gusts could down trees and power lines, cause scattered outages, blow unsecured objects, and make travel difficult for tall vehicles.
- Temperatures plunge from the 50s to the 20s Monday as lake-effect snow resumes, with minimal accumulation in Rochester and higher snowfall near Buffalo and potential visibility reductions.