Tornado in Queens and in Brooklyn
Last night saw a ferocious storm hit New York City which many people are talking about today amid speculation that a tornado hit. The storm (winds of up to 70 mph) killed at least one person and devastation across NYC but particularly the areas of Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens.
Tornado warnings had been in effect for those locations and had been called off at 6:00 pm according to the National Weather Service. However the NWS is now looking into reports of a funnel cloud and will attempt to determine whether in fact there was a tornado. One meteorologist for the weather service, Brandon Smith, said that debris on the ground would be investigated adding, “The way the damage lies on the ground can give you a lot of hints” according to a report on Mail Online.
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Thursday evening a deadly tornado-like storm devastated Queens at late afternoon — it snapped and uprooted countless trees and tossed them like twigs into cars and homes – local authorities said.
One woman lost her life due to the severe storm in Queens, on Grand Central Parkway close to Jewel Avenue, when a tree struck a car.
The Long Island Railroad service in west of Jamaica was postponed due to trees are lying on the tracks and a power outage hindered NJ Transit service – officials said.
A tornado warning was issued by The National Weather Service in Monmouth and Ocean counties this evening. Severe thunderstorms have been moving across the area along with destructive winds and rain.
According to the warning, some places (Jackson, Jacksons Mills, Freewood Acres, Lakewood, Farmingdale, Howell, Colingwood Park, Asbury Park, Belmar, and Tinton Falls) could be affected before 6:40 p.m. today. The National Weather Service says: the strong winds are gusting 60 to 70 miles per hour.
The Warning also cautioned people for their safety because the tornado was predicted to be enveloped by strong winds and rain. They advised the people to be at basement, as it’s the safest place. Getting into a sturdy furniture is another option. They suggested that in absense of basements, they could stay at the lowermost floor of the building they are on, which could be a room. Staying close to windows was discouraged. Getting into a shelter was the first thing people in vehicles should do.