2 tornadoes strike New York City within 10 minutes of each other
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The United States National Weather Service says a second, stronger tornado touched down in Brooklyn moments after the first hit a beachside area in Queens. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This photo provided by Joey Mure, shows a storm cloud over the Breezy Point area of Queens section of New York, on Saturday, Sept 8, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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American Red Cross workers walk past a pile of debris as they come to the assistance of cabana owners at the Breezy Point Surf Club after a possible tornado touched down in the area in the Queens section of New York, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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A man runs for cover during a heavy rainstorm in Washington on Sept 8, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Denny Fallon pauses for a drink while cleaning up debris following a possible tornado that tore the roof off his cabana at the Breezy Point Surf Club in the Queens section of in New York, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Cabana owner Janet Ryan is overcome by emotion as she sits on the porch at the Breezy Point Surf Club in New York, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012, after a severe weather storm passed the area. -- PHOTO: AP
The United States National Weather Service says a second, stronger tornado touched down in Brooklyn moments after the first hit a beachside area in Queens. -- PHOTO: AFP
This photo provided by Joey Mure, shows a storm cloud over the Breezy Point area of Queens section of New York, on Saturday, Sept 8, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
American Red Cross workers walk past a pile of debris as they come to the assistance of cabana owners at the Breezy Point Surf Club after a possible tornado touched down in the area in the Queens section of New York, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
A man runs for cover during a heavy rainstorm in Washington on Sept 8, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Denny Fallon pauses for a drink while cleaning up debris following a possible tornado that tore the roof off his cabana at the Breezy Point Surf Club in the Queens section of in New York, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Cabana owner Janet Ryan is overcome by emotion as she sits on the porch at the Breezy Point Surf Club in New York, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012, after a severe weather storm passed the area. -- PHOTO: AP
NEW YORK (AP) - Two tornadoes struck New York City on Saturday. One swept out of the sea and hit a beachfront neighbourhood and the second, stronger twister hit moments later, hurling debris in the air, knocking out power and startling residents who once thought of twisters as a Midwestern phenomenon.
Videos taken by bystanders showed a funnel cloud sucking up water, then sand, and then small pieces of buildings, as the first moved through the Breezy Point section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens.
The second hit west, in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn also near the water, about seven minutes later. The National Weather Service said winds were up to 177 kph, and several homes and trees were damaged.
No serious injuries were reported.
