Hail in Fulton County, New York

A member of the public reported quarter sized hail in the village of Mayfield.

An active pattern led to multiple days worth of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms across eastern New York.

Within the warm sector of a low pressure system, sufficient destabilization and increased shear ahead of a prefrontal trough led to the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms across eastern New York on April 14th. In the afternoon, discrete thunderstorms initially formed across portions of the Southern Adirondacks and shifted south and east into the Upper Hudson Valley. A few storms became severe, producing tree damage and subsequent traffic delays near Indian Lake, Warrensburg, and Lake Luzerne. Additionally, the Glens Falls ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph. Later in the afternoon and into the evening, the coverage of discrete cells increased, leading to clustering and the development of some more linear segments within the Capital Region and Mid-Hudson Valley. Additional tree damage resulted in the immediate Capital District near Clifton Park, Guilderland, Westmere, and Wyantskill from one linear storm that reached severe strength. Unfortunately, this storm was also responsible for an injury to a man in Wyantskill who was treated after a tree fell on top of him. In the evening, another linear cluster of storms tracked through portions of the eastern Catskills and into the lower Mid-Hudson Valley. Additional tree damage was subsequently reported near Kerhonkson and Amenia.

On April 15th, the cold front that proceeded the previous day's convection stalled near the region and became the source, in tandem with a decaying MCS from the Great Lakes, of additional scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms across the region. In particular, a cluster of thunderstorms became severe in the late evening of April 15th and caused fairly widespread tree damage throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley. Numerous trees were knocked down and blocked nearby roadways, causing temporary road closures or traffic delays.

Finally, on April 16th, a compact shortwave trough moved towards the region while a surface disturbance tracked along the persistent boundary. Additional isolated to scattered thunderstorms tracked through the region, mainly in the late afternoon through evening hours. A couple of storms in particular became severe, causing widespread tree damage in a confined area of Fulton County and additionally produced 1 in diameter hail.