Strengthening low pressure tracked from the Gulf Coast into the eastern Great Lakes from Tuesday November 16th, into Wednesday November 17th. A strong cold front associated with this low tracked east across eastern New York early Wednesday morning, preceded and accompanied by showers and embedded thunderstorms.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
Strengthening low pressure tracked from the Gulf Coast into the eastern Great Lakes from Tuesday November 16th, into Wednesday November 17th. A strong cold front associated with this low tracked east across eastern New York early Wednesday morning, preceded and accompanied by showers and embedded thunderstorms. Some of the thunderstorms became locally severe, and even triggered a tornado in Columbia County.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 16, 6:43 PM EST, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Albany radar (KENX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:44 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was reported down on a house in Milton due to strong thunderstorm winds.
A tree was reported down in Poughkeepsie due to strong thunderstorm winds.
One tree, and multiple limbs were reported down in Willow due to strong thunderstorm winds. Pea size hail was also reported during this thunderstorm.
A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a downburst in Claverack. Damage was mainly confined to downed trees, with powerlines and trees down near the intersection of Route 9H and Route 23. Wind speeds were estimated at 85 MPH.
A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF1 tornado in the town of Ghent. Although the path length was approximately 2 miles, damage was intermittent along the line. The most concentrated damage was observed at the intersection of Soller Heights Road and County Road 9. Damage was mainly confined to downed trees, although some damage to shingles and siding were noted.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for New York, 2010Warnings in New York, November 2010
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 267590, 267591, 267592, 267595, 267589.