Tornado warnings and watches were issued on Saturday September 8, 2012 in New York City. Winds up to 70 mph stirred areas of the city, including Breezy Point, Brooklyn, and Queens. Two tornadoes were apparent, one of which churned 600 yards inland before breaking apart, forcing the fire department of Breezy Point to respond to overturned cars, broken windows, and roof damage. Nine miles north of the previous reported tornado sighting, a second tornado was confirmed and touched down in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn tornado had winds up to 110 mph and was categorized as a strong EF1. Fortunately, there were no casualties in either cases. Further watches and warnings were in effect across parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut until later that night. Evidently, the severe weather postponed the U.S. Open men's and women's singles tennis matches in Flushing Meadows.
Films such as, "The Day After Tomorrow" and "NYC: Tornado Terror" had given us visualizations of natural disasters in our very own New York City. I couldn't even imagine being in NYC on Saturday and not gripping onto the frame of my bed with blankets toppeling over me. True, movies tend to exaggerate the nature of things, but in this case the weather proved that it was capable of doing just what we've imagined.
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