Tornadoes in NYC earlier.

[Racer X]

I've lived here all my life, and up until today, there have been 2 that I've heard of.

Today we got hit by 3 of them by most accounts: http://gothamist.com/2010/09/16/sheets_of_rain_hail_pound_nyc.php

Power is still out in large swaths of Queens and Brooklyn still.

This is video I shot of the storm as it passed through Manhattan on it's way to dole out the harshness on Brooklyn and Queens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kFrV3WYytM

I know a couple of you live in or near the affected areas; hope you're safe and sound.

 

[n8rsk8r]

you wouldn't like the midwest





this is after sitting in the rain a bit. Tornadoes and Microbursts are no joke.

Weird you guys got them though...

 

[shotime1994]

Hey Hamal bryans block got hit hard but I talked to him and he's ok.

 

[UnseenSHO]

Yeah my block was bad powerlines snapped nd were flying around,tree fell on the ladys house across the street..

Glendale is even worse as a whole though you cant turn your head without seeing a fallen tree lol

Good footage btw wish i had my cam ready lol

 

[Mels]

Hahaha, "DarkGemini"...

 

[LJRuddy]

FWIW, there were no tornadoes. Just macrobursts. One thing that is really hard to teach people is the fact that tornadoes have a damage path while macrobursts have an epicenter and radiate damage outwards... Much like what happened in NY. :wave:

 

[Mr95Gl]

No damage here. Thankfully my cars aren't in the fall path of any trees.

 

[Mels]

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...sued-for-Eastern-New-York-City-103086814.html

Lifted from Drudge.

 

[Racer X]

FWIW, there were no tornadoes. Just microbursts. One thing that is really hard to teach people is the fact that tornadoes have a damage path while microbursts have an epicenter and radiate damage outwards... Much like what happened in NY. :wave:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jf3vnEHctXph_5-Z9gtHZVGqImUgD9IA30QO4

If you search YouTube, there are a few videos of the funnel cloud touching down in Brooklyn.

I'm honestly shocked that there weren't more injuries, or more destruction given the density of the areas that were hit.

 

[LJRuddy]

Looks like you got an EF0 and an EF1. From what I have read, it wasnt the tornadoes that did the damage it was the mAcrobursts that were the stars.

Sucks either way. Glad ya'll are alright!