A powerful cold front, combined with a strong upper level disturbance to produce widespread thunderstorms across eastern New York during the afternoon of July 1. Some of these storms became locally strong to severe. In Albany County, thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Latham, Guilderland Center and Colonie. In addition, dime size hail was reported in Guilderland Center. In Schenectady County, wind damage, including downed trees, was noted in the towns of Rotterdam and Glenville. Two trees fell onto seperate homes also in Glenville. In Rensselaer County, dime to nickle size hail was reported in Speigletown, while quarter size hail fell at both West Sand Lake and Poestenkill. Averill Park reported both one and two inch diameter hail. Thunderstorm winds brought trees down at Grafton State Park. 	In Ulster County, microbrust damage was surveyed by National Weather Service personnel on the east side of Gardiner. Winds were estimated to be around 100 mph and the damage was generally contained within a semi-circle to the west of Ireland Corners.  Large trees were snapped or taken down in an area bounded by Route 44-55, Route 208 and Marabac Road. One tree fell on an automobile, crushing it. Meanwhile to the south of the Route 208 intersection, another tree fell onto the roof of a house. At the same location, a chimney toppled onto another vehicle. At the same time, thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees in the city of New Paltz.	Trees were blown down in the town of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County. Also, in the same county, quarter to golfball-size hail fell in the town of Beacon.  	In Fulton County, a large tree fell onto some headstones in a cemetary in Johnstown. Spotty damage, including downed trees, was also noted in Montgomery and Saratoga Counties.	Lightning from the storms struck three houses, two of which were in Dutchess County and all of them caught fire. Houses were struck in Poughkeepsie, and Hyde Park. Another house was struck in Highland, Ulster County. No injuries were reported. The house in Hyde Park was uninhabitable.  The house in Poughkeepsie sustained damage to the roof and attic. In Highland, the house struck by  lightning had limited damage.	An estimated 7,500 customers were temporarily without power in the Capital District, Mohawk Valley, and the Lake George Saratoga region. An additional 3,500 customers were out of power in the Mid Hudson Valley. Lightning struck a person in the town of Colonie, but there were no injuries reported to the National Weather Service.

Hail in DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 15:03:00 to 01-JUL-01 15:03:00 (EST)
Location: BEACON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 15:05:00 to 01-JUL-01 15:05:00 (EST)
Location: SALEM
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 15:25:00 to 01-JUL-01 15:25:00 (EST)
Location: GRAFTON
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 15:25:00 to 01-JUL-01 15:25:00 (EST)
Location: NEW PALTZ
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 14:25:00 to 01-JUL-01 14:25:00 (EST)
Location: POUGHKEEPSIE
Property damage: 12K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Lightning in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 11:27:00 to 01-JUL-01 11:27:00 (EST)
Location: COLONIE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 13:25:00 to 01-JUL-01 13:25:00 (EST)
Location: GUILDERLAND CENTER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 13:44:00 to 01-JUL-01 13:44:00 (EST)
Location: GLEN
Property damage: 22K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in FULTON, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 13:47:00 to 01-JUL-01 13:47:00 (EST)
Location: JOHNSTOWN
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in FULTON, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 13:47:00 to 01-JUL-01 13:47:00 (EST)
Location: JOHNSTOWN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 13:30:00 to 01-JUL-01 13:30:00 (EST)
Location: ROTTERDAM
Property damage: 31K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 14:05:00 to 01-JUL-01 14:05:00 (EST)
Location: COLONIE
Property damage: 27K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 14:10:00 to 01-JUL-01 14:10:00 (EST)
Location: GLENVILLE
Property damage: 44K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 14:15:00 to 01-JUL-01 14:15:00 (EST)
Location: AMSTERDAM
Property damage: 19K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 14:20:00 to 01-JUL-01 14:20:00 (EST)
Location: MILTON CENTER
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 14:20:00 to 01-JUL-01 14:25:00 (EST)
Location: GARDINER
Property damage: 65K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 14:30:00 to 01-JUL-01 14:30:00 (EST)
Location: TROY
Property damage: 18K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 14:42:00 to 01-JUL-01 14:42:00 (EST)
Location: GREENWICH
Property damage: 23K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 14:52:00 to 01-JUL-01 14:52:00 (EST)
Location: WHITE CREEK
Property damage: 27K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 11:00:00 to 01-JUL-01 11:00:00 (EST)
Location: LATHAM
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 11:11:00 to 01-JUL-01 11:11:00 (EST)
Location: SPEIGLETOWN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 11:11:00 to 01-JUL-01 11:11:00 (EST)
Location: HAMPTON
Property damage: 18K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 12:51:00 to 01-JUL-01 12:51:00 (EST)
Location: AVERILL PARK
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 12:51:00 to 01-JUL-01 12:51:00 (EST)
Location: WEST SAND LAKE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 7K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 12:53:00 to 01-JUL-01 12:53:00 (EST)
Location: POESTENKILL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 6K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 13:00:00 to 01-JUL-01 13:00:00 (EST)
Location: AVERILL PARK
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 12K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 01-JUL-01 13:25:00 to 01-JUL-01 13:25:00 (EST)
Location: GUILDERLAND CENTER
Property damage: 17K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER