Event Summary

A cold front and strong upper level trough moved across the Tri-State, triggering severe thunderstorms across Southeast New York during the afternoon. This included both supercells and squall lines, producing severe winds and hail across the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island. A gust of 54 knots was measured at LaGuardia Airport. Trees and tree limbs were reported down on the campus of SUNY Maritime. Hail of at least golf ball size fell on the Queens side of the Throgs Neck Bridge, with at least one car dented. Numerous utility poles, street lamps, and trees were reported down in Northeastern Queens, with the worst damage in Little Neck and Douglaston. At least one chimney was collapsed, and trees fell on several vehicles, including a mini-van, totaling the vehicle, and destroying a double bass inside.