Wednesday, August 8, 2007

National Weather Service Confirms Brooklyn Tornado

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ALONG WITH NEW YORK CITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT A TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG AN APPROXIMATE 9 MILE LONG PATH FROM STATEN ISLAND TO BROOKLY NEARLY THIS MORNING

THE TORNADO THEN HEADED EAST...AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN IN THEFLATBUSH VICINITY AT APPROXIMATELY 6:40 AM. NUMEROUS TREES...APPROXIMATELY 30...WERE UPROOTED ALONG OCEAN AVENUE (we think they meant Parkway) BETWEEN BEVERLEY ROAD AND CHURCH AVENUE. THE DAMAGE ALSO EXTENDED TO THE WEST TO ARGYLE ROAD.

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONFIRM EF-2 TORNADO INNEW YORK CITY TODAY...

Tornado Hits Brooklyn; Subway Back in Service (NY Times)