2010 Brooklyn/Queens tornadoes

The 2010 Brooklyn/Queens tornadoes were a severe weather event that happened in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City. Two tornadoes touched down in Park Slope, Brooklyn and Flushing, Queens. It happened between 5:37 PM to 5:57 PM EDT on September 16, 2010. The tornadoes were the second to hit New York City that year, after a tornado that hit Queens on July 25. The stronger of the two tornadoes hit Flushing and was rated an EF1 with winds of up to 100 mph.

Damage to a home in Flushing caused by a fallen tree.

The thunderstorm hit New York City during the evening rush hour.^[1] It brought strong winds, heavy rain, and hail. The strong winds brought down over 30,000 trees and power lines.^[2] In addition to the tornadoes, a macroburst hit Middle Village and Forest Hills in Queens.^[3] The macroburst had heavy rain and strong winds of up to 125 mph.

References

↑ Severe storm sweeps through city, 1 dead, transit disrupted Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine The New York Post, September 17, 2010.
↑ New York battered by twin tornadoes BBC News, September 17, 2010.
↑ National Weather Service Forecast Office Archived 2012-07-24 at the Wayback Machine National Weather Service, September 17, 2010.

Other websites

New Yorkers Document the Storm - New York Times

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[1] Severe storm sweeps through city, 1 dead, transit disrupted Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine The New York Post, September 17, 2010.

[2] New York battered by twin tornadoes BBC News, September 17, 2010.

[3] National Weather Service Forecast Office Archived 2012-07-24 at the Wayback Machine National Weather Service, September 17, 2010.

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