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Severe thunder and 'golf ball-sized' hailstorms ripped through the tri-state area, toppling trees onto houses and blowing off roofs.
Tornado warnings were issued in New York and Connecticut after hours of heavy rain, thunder and lightning on Wednesday evening.
Astounded residents filmed ominous funnel clouds forming in the sky and hail relentlessly pounding cars, porches and parking lots - just weeks before the first day of summer.