Event Summary

Thunderstorms and heavy showers occurred ahead of an approaching cold front. In Oakwood, lightning struck the chimney of a house that ignited a fire. Damage occurred to the chimney, kitchen, and living room. Thunderstorms produced a brief period of high winds and torrential rain across the region. In Queens, high winds caused a tree to fall on a car that injured a woman. In Bridgehampton, the National Weather Service confirmed that a strong microburst occurred near the intersection of Mecox Road and Horsemill Lane. This microburst exploded a greenhouse and scattered the debris about 200 yards to the north. In addition, a large tree, totally leafless, was uprooted right near the Greenhouse and several large trees and limbs were blown over in the immediate vicinity all falling in the same direction. Elsewhere in Suffolk County, many trees were downed from Sayville east through Riverhead. A brief period of torrential rain caused minor flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas, especially streets.