Event Summary

A pre-frontal trough followed by a potent cold front caused multiple severe thunderstorms and isolated flash flooding in portions of Southeast New York. A man was injured by a lightning strike at cricket field near Avenue S and East 32nd Street. Wires and large tree limbs were reported down at the intersection of Pitkin Avenue and Hawtree Street. Penny size hail was reported in Howard Beach. A man was injured when a tree fell on his car near the intersection of 164th Street and Underhill Avenue. Penny Size hail was reported in Jamaica. A tree was reported down on Bell Boulevard between 56th Avenue and 58th Avenue. Trees and wires were reported down at 215-90 50th Avenue. Tree down near the intersection of the Cross Island Parkway and the Long Island Expressway. A tree was reported down at the intersection of Perth Road and 188th Street. Quarter size hail was reported in northeastern portions of the Bronx. A funnel cloud was reported. Hail up to quarter size was reported in the Bayside section of Queens. Hail up to quarter size was reported in the Baybridge Condominiums in the Bayside section of Queens. FDR Drive was closed at 116th St. due to flooding. Six inches of standing water accumulated at the intersection of W. 46th St. and Broadway.