A weak cold front passed through the region on Wednesday, August 6th. This front was aided by an upper level shortwave through that moved from Pennsylvania towards southern New York.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
A weak cold front passed through the region on Wednesday, August 6th. This front was aided by an upper level shortwave through that moved from Pennsylvania towards southern New York. As a result, a few isolated thunderstorms developed across far southern areas during the late afternoon hours. One of these storms became severe, producing damaging wind gusts and large hail as it passed across eastern Ulster and southwestern Dutchess counties. The threat for storms ended by the evening, as the cold front pushed south across the area.
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 Aug 6, 12:31 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Albany radar (KENX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:40 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees were reported down near New Paltz as a result of thunderstorm winds.
Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm near New Paltz.
Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Poughkeepsie.
Trees and wires were reported down in Highland due to thunderstorm winds.
Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm on the south side of Poughkeepsie.
Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm on Macghee Road in Red Oaks Mill.
Multiple trees were reported down on All Angels Road and Meyers Corners Road in the town of Wappingers due to thunderstorm winds.
Many trees branches were downed in the Diddell hamlet of the town of Wappingers due to thunderstorm winds.. Yard furniture was also reported to have been blown across yards due to the strength of the wind.
Trees and wires were reported down in Hopewell Junction due to thunderstorm winds.
Golfball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in the town of Wappingers.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, August 2014
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: 534358, 534359, 534360, 534361, 534363, 534366, 534370, 534371, 534372, 534373.