There were plenty of damaging winds but no twisters in a storm that spawned a rare tornado warning in New York City, government meteorologists said Saturday.
National Weather Service crews assessed damage around the metropolitan area Saturday, a day after a severe thunderstorm toppled trees, stalled commuter trains and swamped parkways during the evening rush hour. The Weather Service had warned that the storm could spawn a tornado and told city and suburban residents to take cover.
Such warnings are fairly uncommon in the nation’s largest city, about a year ago, a tornado skipped through parts of Brooklyn and damaged dozens of buildings – reported HERE on YWN.
The crews found evidence that the storm packed the strong downdrafts known as microbursts, but not tornadoes’ spinning winds, weather service meteorologist Brian Ciemnecki said. Still, winds reached 65 to 75 mph north of the city in Mount Vernon, he said.
(YWN Desk – NYC)
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What was all the damage topples tress what else
I was on the Garden State Parkway Friday afternoon coming south from Monsey back into Bergen County (for you New Yorkers reading this, that’s a county in North Jersey) and it was clear that something went thru there. There were lots of limbs on the road for a 2 or 3 mile stretch. Probably “straight” winds.
can anyone update us what exactly went on in brooklyn friday. I was in lakewood and the weather was beutifull