Severe thunderstorm warnings went out as early as 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21. Just before 5 p.m., tornado warnings began. Not long after that, a tornado touched down in nearby Copake, N.Y. The beginnings of funnel clouds  from the same storm cell were soon spotted over Salisbury and Falls Village. 

In the Northest Corner, it was lightning strikes and hail that caused the most havoc.

Another storm swept through at about 7 p.m. Hail, reported to be as small as peas and as large as Ping Pong balls, fell across the region in significant amounts during both storms....