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priscilla 1Tornado Hits New York City
August 22nd 2007 06:08
As Bloomberg reports storms in the New York area on August 9th included a tornado that cut a 9-mile path through Staten Island and Brooklyn.
The twister, estimated to have winds of between 111-135 miles (179-217 kilometers) an hour, damaged the roofs of 11 homes in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn, and later tore off the roof of a car dealership at the corner of 66th Street and Fifth Avenue, the U.S. Weather Service said in a report on its Web site.
The tornado, which touched down in Staten Island at about 6:22 a.m. local time, caused extensive damage to trees, the service said. The tornado was a Category 2 on the 0-5 classification scale used by the weather service, in which 5 is the most powerful.
It was the first tornado to hit Brooklyn since modern record keeping began in 1950, the New York Times reported, citing Pennsylvania State University meteorologist Jeffrey M. Warner. The last tornado to hit New York was on Staten Island in 2003, the newspaper added.
Below are some pictures of the aftermath.
*These pictures used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.
The twister, estimated to have winds of between 111-135 miles (179-217 kilometers) an hour, damaged the roofs of 11 homes in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn, and later tore off the roof of a car dealership at the corner of 66th Street and Fifth Avenue, the U.S. Weather Service said in a report on its Web site.
The tornado, which touched down in Staten Island at about 6:22 a.m. local time, caused extensive damage to trees, the service said. The tornado was a Category 2 on the 0-5 classification scale used by the weather service, in which 5 is the most powerful.
It was the first tornado to hit Brooklyn since modern record keeping began in 1950, the New York Times reported, citing Pennsylvania State University meteorologist Jeffrey M. Warner. The last tornado to hit New York was on Staten Island in 2003, the newspaper added.
Below are some pictures of the aftermath.
*These pictures used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.
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