A chance for severe thunderstorms had been forecast for parts of New York Thursday, though most residents were not expecting to experience a tornado. However, officials say a tornado struck areas with very little warning, which ended up bringing down power lines.

The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in parts of New York state early Thursday afternoon. Heavy thunderstorms moved through the Catskills and the Hudson Valley, as drenching rains fell across a wide region.

The tornado is New York's seventh of the year, with local officials reporting one person being trapped inside their vehicle as the storms rolled through.

Tornado Confirmed in New York's Catskills

New York Upstate reports that a brief tornado touched down in the hamlet of Hazel, in the northern

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