Ahead of a strong cold front, a southerly flow allowed for a warm and humid air mass to move into the region.  Temperatures were quite warm for early October, with temperatures reaching well into the 60s and 70s.  As a cold front moved across the region during the late morning and afternoon hours on October 7th, a line of showers and thunderstorms moved from west to east.  Strong winds accompanied these showers and thunderstorms, with widespread reports of trees and power lines downed as a result of the thunderstorm winds leading to power outages.  With the passage of the cold front late in the afternoon, the winds switched to a westerly direction as cooler air moved into the region, and the severe threat ended as storms moved eastward and away from the area.
There were around 9,000 power outages across east central New York as a result of the thunderstorms. The hardest hit counties were Columbia, Dutchess and Ulster which accounted for around 6,700 of the outages. Power was restored but to a  few hundered by 8 am EDT Friday, October 8th.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:22:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: SNYDERVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down as a result of thunderstorm winds at the corner of Lange Drive and Weaver Road in the town of Gallatin.

Thunderstorm Wind in SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:05:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: SARATOGA SPGS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A tree was reported down on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, adjacent to the historic Saratoga Race Course, as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:07:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: TIVOLI
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were reported down in Tivoli as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:25:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: SHERWOOD PARK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Trees were down on Point View Drive and Phillips Road in East Greenbush as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:25:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: WYNANTSKILL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

A tree was reported down and on a car on Mountainview Avenue in Troy as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:27:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:27:00 (EST-5)
Location: PHILMONT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down on Summit Street in Philmont as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:13:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: MANORTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down on Buckwheat Road in Clermont as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WARREN, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:14:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:14:00 (EST-5)
Location: GLEN LAKE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A tree was down on power lines 3 miles northwest of Glens Falls as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:27:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:27:00 (EST-5)
Location: STUYVESANT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down on Sharptown Road in Stuyvesant as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WARREN, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: WARRENSBURG
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees and power lines were reported down in Warrensburg as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: GLENMONT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

A tree was reported down and on a house on Hartman Road in Glenmont as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: DELMAR
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

A tree was reported down on Kenwood Avenue in Delmar as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENE, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:20:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEST COXSACKIE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

Large limbs were reported down in Coxsackie as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: ALBANY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Several trees were reported down in the South End of Albany on McCarty Avenue, Second Avenue and South Dove Street as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:31:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: CHATHAM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees and wires were reported down in Chatham as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WARREN, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: GLENS FALLS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

A tree and limbs were down on house on Katherine Street in Glens Falls as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in FULTON, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 12:53:00 to 07-OCT-13 12:53:00 (EST-5)
Location: STRATFORD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Trees and wires were reported down on Route 29A in Stratford as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:31:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: GHENT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down in Ghent as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORMANSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

Trees and wires were reported down on Winslow Street in Elsmere as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:31:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: ANCRAM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down on Pooles Hill Road in Ancram as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in FULTON, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 13:07:00 to 07-OCT-13 13:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: CAROGA LAKE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Trees and wires were reported down in Caroga Lake as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 13:50:00 to 07-OCT-13 13:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: BALLSTON LAKE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were reported down in Ballston Lake as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:17:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: BUCKLEY CORNERS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down on Fingar Road in the town of Greenport as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:17:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: LINLITHGO
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down on Linlitho Station Road off Station Hill Road in the town of Livingston.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:41:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:41:00 (EST-5)
Location: CANAAN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down in Canaan as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:45:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEST LEBANON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were reported down on Winslow Road in the town of  New Lebanon as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENE, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:18:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:18:00 (EST-5)
Location: CATSKILL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

Trees and wires were reported down on Hamburg Road in Catskill as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WARREN, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 13:45:00 to 07-OCT-13 13:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: JOHNSBURG
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Trees and wires were reported down at the intersection of Route 8 and Washer Hill Road in Johnsburg as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 13:52:00 to 07-OCT-13 13:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: STONE RIDGE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

Trees and wires were reported down in Stone Ridge as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:20:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: LATHAM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were reported down in Latham as a result of thunderstorm winds. A trained spotter estimated the wind gust to be 51 MPH.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:20:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: LIVINGSTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Public

The tops of small trees were sheared off a result of thunderstorm winds in Livingston.

Thunderstorm Wind in RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:20:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLINTON HGTS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

A thunderstorm wind gust estimated by a member of the public on Facebook was reported to be 60 MPH in Hampton Manor.

Thunderstorm Wind in ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 13:55:00 to 07-OCT-13 13:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODSTOCK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

Trees were reported down on Pine Grove Street in Woodstock as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:00:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: GREENFIELD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Several trees were reported down in Greenfield as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 14:22:00 to 07-OCT-13 14:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLAVERACK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and wires were reported down in Claverack as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 07-OCT-13 13:15:00 to 07-OCT-13 13:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: SOUTH GILBOA STN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Trees and wires were reported down 5 miles southeast of Jefferson as a result of thunderstorm winds.