Why were so many pine trees toppled with this past windstorm? Theory is multiple causes: 2 yrs. of semi-drought = less tree root growth +pic.twitter.com/z72Js6Oh9B

Wind Advisory issued April 13 at 2:52PM EDT until April 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 15 More

to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph shifting to the west. Strongest winds may occur with a line of heavier showers moving across the area toward evening. * WHERE...In eastern New York, Warren and Washington Counties, the Taconics and Mid Hudson Valley and for southern Vermont.