Thunderstorm Wind — Fulton, New York

2021-08-13 · near Johnstown, Fulton, New York

Event narrative

Multiple trees and branches were downed around the City of Johnstown. Large branches were downed along with a trampoline blown onto Route 29 near Earl Street. Two trees were snapped on Route 29, one near West Green Street and another near Hall Avenue.

Wider weather episode

The final hot and humid day resulted in another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms, some severe, during the afternoon and early evening hours ahead of an approaching cold front across eastern New York. The main areas impacted from these storms stretched from the Mohawk Valley eastward to the Capital District. Another severe thunderstorm impacted portions of Ulster County. Damaging winds downing trees and power lines were the primary impact, though some large hail was also observed. In addition, locally heavy rainfall from these thunderstorms produced incidents of flash flooding and road closures near Voorheesville and the City of Albany in Albany County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 978388. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.