Event Summary

A passing upper level short wave spawned an isolated severe thunderstorm which brought down hundreds of trees in New York City, and also impacted Northern Nassau County. The New York City Office of Emergency Management reported a few hundred trees down in Central Park, with the most significant tree damage in Western Central park between 90th and 100th Street. Numerous other trees were also reported down in Manhattan, including several on automobiles. Penny sized hail was reported. Just under 100 trees were reported down across Queens by the New York City Office of Emergency Management, with most down north of the Long Island Expressway. Some of the trees fell on automobiles. Around 100 trees were reported down in the Bronx by the New York City Office of Emergency Management. Several of these trees fell on automobiles.