Event Summary

The clash of 2 weather systems created a line of thunderstorms which moved across eastern New York. These storms resulted in power lines and trees downed throughout eastern New York. Hail ranged from pea size to golfball size at Callicoon New York. Winds in serveral areas were over 50MPH with a report of 69 MPH at Binghanton. Lighting also hit a transformer in the souther tier which was filled with PCB's. This created a hazardous material spill which was later cleaned up without further incident. The storms moved out of New York about 6PM. Large area of stagnant high pressure located over the south central United States resulted in abnormally high temperatures across the State. Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees in most locations for almost two weeks, with many areas reaching 100 degrees resulting in the establishment of many new record high temperatures. The heat combined with a prolonged dry spell to produce an agricultural drought which inflicted irreparable damage to many of the State's agricultural commodities. Monetary losses, though great, were unattainable. Six deaths were attributed to the heatwave, four directly from heatstroke and two indirectly from heat related complications.