Thunderstorm Wind — Dutchess, New York

2025-07-01 · near Bethel, Dutchess, New York

Event narrative

A tree was downed and across roadway at the intersection of Bethel Cross Road and Strever Farm Road south of Pine Plains.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system crossed eastern New York on July 1, 2025. Warm and humid conditions resulted in heat index values (feels-like temperatures) reaching 95 to 100 degrees across the mid-Hudson Valley during the afternoon hours. In addition, showers and thunderstorms, some severe, developed ahead of a cold front downing trees and wires.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1276549. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.