Thunderstorm Wind — Fulton, New York

2020-05-29 · near Johnstown, Fulton, New York

Event narrative

Trees and wires were downed.

Wider weather episode

A couple of rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted eastern New York during the afternoon and evening of the 29th. The first was a couple of isolated cells that produced sporadic wind damage from portions of the Capital District into the Glens Falls area. The second was a broken line of storms that produced a more widespread swath of wind damage in the greater Saratoga-Glens Falls area. An EF1 tornado formed within this line, impacting the area from Lake Luzerne to Glens Falls. There were also areas of significant tree damage in Washington County. Low-hanging wires resulted in the closure of Interstate 87 between exits 17 and 19. More than 8,000 customers lost power in Warren and northern Saratoga Counties due to the storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 893966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.