Tornado in Brooklyn
What could be described as a tornado touched down in my neighborhood, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
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A heavy storm with tornado-like winds ripped the roofs off several houses in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, damaging several houses and downing a number of trees. Flatbush residents also reported damaged houses and crushed cars along several blocks. |
I witnessed some of the aftermath during my commute in this morning. I saw several large trees uprooted with cars crush underneath, storefronts damaged, and various items strewn across the city streets. The localized damage, as there was no indication of anything severe a mere block away, gave this storm a tornado-like appearance.
I may have some photos coming later today.
Here is some aerial footage of the scene in Bay Ridge from FoxNY.
I'm not sure how long the live footage will be available so here is a link to the story from FoxNY.
**Update** The National Weather Service has confirmed that a class F2 tornado touched down in Brooklyn.
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National Weather Service meteorologists, investigating storm damage in the Bay Ridge area with New York City Emergency Management officials, have confirmed that a tornado did in fact touch down on parts of Brooklyn Wednesday morning. The tornado's heavy winds, estimated to have been up to 111 to 135 miles per hour, tore through sections of Brooklyn, damaging roughly 40 buildings and downing dozens of trees. Residents in the Bay Ridge, Flatbush and Sunset Park neighborhoods reported damaged houses and hundreds of crushed cars along several blocks. Meteorologists say the tornado path started in Bay Ridge just after 6:30 a.m. and continued on an east-northeast path across 68th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues. Eleven homes along that part of the tornado’s path suffered moderate to severe roof damage. |
**Update** The New York Post has a photo gallery showing the damage.
The New York Daily News has details on the path of the tornado.
Picture taken from The New York Daily News website.