Thursday, August 09, 2007

A Tornado Grows In Brooklyn

Here in Texas storm chasing season is long gone, but in New York City things have been different. Brooklyn was the site of an F2 tornado yesterday that caused damage to at least 40 buildings and homes and uprooted numerous trees. Brooklyn streets were lined with downed branches and trees causing lots of damage to hundreds of cars and trucks. At least one death was attributed to the storm.

Additionally the subways were flooded, power interrupted and general chaos was the order of the day. The National Weather Service confirmed the event as a tornado, and witnesses reported a funnel shaped cloud just before the damage started.

I would assume there are not many Storm Watch spotters in Brooklyn, so getting a reliable confirmation may be difficult.

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