Thunderstorm Wind — Schenectady, New York

2020-08-29 · near Schenectady, Schenectady, New York

Event narrative

Trees and wires were downed in Schenectady. There was also minor street flooding.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed over portions of eastern New York during the afternoon of the 29th. A couple of these storms produced hail up to ping pong ball size. They later spawned two EF1 tornadoes in the towns of Stillwater and Schaghticoke, with damage to a couple of residences and a high school. An EFO tornado briefly touched down in southwestern Warren County. Sporadic wind damage was noted elsewhere.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 915821. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.