Thunderstorms erupted during the evening hours of June 5 across eastern New York, along a pre-frontal trough of low pressure. The air mass was very humid, unstable and there were strong divergent winds aloft. The combination of all these elements led to the second signficant severe weather outbreak across the region.  The storms first developed in Saratoga County, then propogated southwestward on the right flank of the line, spreading into the Schoharie and Mohawk Valleys. The storms then proceeded both south and east during the next hour. A macroburst developed from the storms in Saratoga County, beginning in Malta, and continuing through Ballston Spa and  Stillwater. The macroburst then continued into the Schaghticoke region of Rensselaer County as well as extreme southern Washington County. The swath of damage included a fan-like pattern of many trees blown down, especially in Saratoga County, temporarily closing a few roads.  A house in Ballston Spa had its roof blown off. Trees were blown down on a house in Round Lake. Some powerlines were blown down as well. Winds from this macroburst were estimated to be as high as 115 mph. Thunderstorm winds from a seperate storm also blew a roof of an apartment complex in Amsterdam, Montgomery County. Minor wind damage, resulting in downed trees and power lines, was also noted in a couple of places in Albany, Columbia, and Greene Counties. Lage hail was reported in a few localities. Quarter-size hail fell at Stillwater and Malta, Saratoga County. One inch hail was reported in Carlisle, Schoharie County and Voorheesville, Albany County. Lightning from a non-severe thunderstorm struck a home in the town of Herkimer. Luckily the house never caught fire, but the strike did burn a small section of the siding of the house. Another lightning strike did set a farm structure on fire in Brunswick, Rensselaer County causing significant damage. During the height of the storm up to 10,000 customers were without electrical power. Lightning struck a barn in Brunswick, causing significant damage to that structure. Due to a computer glitch, the first National Weather Serivice Warning issued for Saratoga and Washington Counties was striped of its UGC coding.  A correction was quickly sent out and received by the Emergency Alert System via NOAA Weather Radio. However, the National Verification Database base did not accept the corrected coding.

Thunderstorm Wind in SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 18:30:00 to 05-JUN-02 18:30:00 (EST)
Location: MALTA
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 18:45:00 to 05-JUN-02 18:45:00 (EST)
Location: MALTA RIDGE
Property damage: 12K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Hail in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:35:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:35:00 (EST)
Location: VOORHEESVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:45:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:45:00 (EST)
Location: COBLESKILL
Property damage: 7K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:45:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:45:00 (EST)
Location: EASTON
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 20:04:00 to 05-JUN-02 20:04:00 (EST)
Location: HOOSICK
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 20:20:00 to 05-JUN-02 20:20:00 (EST)
Location: ALTAMONT
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 20:40:00 to 05-JUN-02 20:40:00 (EST)
Location: STOCKPORT
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 9K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 21:00:00 to 05-JUN-02 21:00:00 (EST)
Location: KINDERHOOK
Property damage: 11K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENE, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 21:25:00 to 05-JUN-02 21:25:00 (EST)
Location: CATSKILL
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Lightning in HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 18:20:00 to 05-JUN-02 18:20:00 (EST)
Location: HERKIMER
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Lightning in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 21:30:00 to 05-JUN-02 21:30:00 (EST)
Location: BRUNSWICK
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Hail in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 18:59:00 to 05-JUN-02 18:59:00 (EST)
Location: CARLISLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:00:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:15:00 (EST)
Location: ROUND LAKE
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Thunderstorm Wind in SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:00:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Location: SCHENECTADY
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:00:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Location: AMSTERDAM
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:10:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:20:00 (EST)
Location: SCHAGHTICOKE
Property damage: 55K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:15:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:15:00 (EST)
Location: CAMBRIDGE
Property damage: 17K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:15:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:15:00 (EST)
Location: STILLWATER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:15:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:15:00 (EST)
Location: COLONIE
Property damage: 18K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 05-JUN-02 19:30:00 to 05-JUN-02 19:30:00 (EST)
Location: CHARLOTTEVILLE
Property damage: 22K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER