Event Summary

Lines of severe thunderstorms swept southeast across the region. They produced high winds that downed many trees and power lines and caused at least 11 injuries, 8 of which were in New York City Here's a brief summary of damage reports received: In Bronx County, numerous trees were downed countywide. In Kings County, one person was injured when a large store sign fell on top of people. A large inflatable structure was blown over. Lightning struck a tent at Old Fulton and Everett Streets around 8:40 pm EDT, which caused 5 injuries. In New York County, a scaffold collapsed on 7 cars at 94th Street and Second Avenue at 7:55 pm EDT. Debris blew off a scaffold and fell on and injured one person at 84th Street and Broadway around 8:00 pm. A tree fell on and injured one child at 214th Street and Indian Road around 8:00 pm. At Central Park, a peak wind gust of 38 mph occurred from the north at 7:38 pm. In Queens County, a spotter estimated a wind gust to 80 mph that caused a building collapse in Rockaway Beach. Numerous trees were downed in Queens Village. At JFK Airport, a peak wind gust of 45 mph occurred from the northwest at 7:59 pm EDT. At LaGuardia Airport, a peak wind gust of 44 mph occurred from the northwest at 7:42 pm.