Brooklyn Tornado of 2010
[nggallery id=”48697″ template=galleryview] Well, that was pretty crazy. (Or as the videographer in the second video on the jump said, “Holy Shit!”) It only lasted a few minutes, but sometime around 5:30 p.m. yesterday a small tornado touched down in Brownstone Brooklyn, wreaking havoc on many trees, cars and houses and leaving other spots virtually…
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Well, that was pretty crazy. (Or as the videographer in the second video on the jump said, “Holy Shit!”) It only lasted a few minutes, but sometime around 5:30 p.m. yesterday a small tornado touched down in Brownstone Brooklyn, wreaking havoc on many trees, cars and houses and leaving other spots virtually untouched. We took a walk around Clinton Hill in the aftermath and have included a lot of the photos we took along with a bunch sent in by readers. Thanks so much to everyone for sending them in.
L.I.R.R. Works to Restore Most Commuter Service [NY Times]
Killer Storm Batters New York [NY Post]
Powerful Storm Causes Damage in Minutes [NY Daily News]
Brooklynites Band Together After Storm [NY Daily News]
As I said in yesterday’s thread, I’m pretty sure it was a tornado. I was at Flatbush & Bergen, heard a roaring noise, saw the white rain whirling around, and then my ears popped. Also, the twisting damage to a lot of the downed trees support a tornado.
But in any case, it’s been tree armageddon. Almost all of them fell into the street rather than on houses. I suppose that’s because street repair trims the roots on that side? We are all lucky that more people weren’t killed. Full sympathy to the family of the woman who was.
Sorry for anyone who had damage – we just learned that part of the roof came off on our condo buildng and we had 2 big trees come down on our block
I agree not sure it was a tornado as I didn’t hear a roaring sound either – but that first video really looked MEAN and I have never seen that kind of cloud formation before
Lee was covering for Sam Champion and I think he did an awesome job – he was really on it!
lol to the rabbit turd, dave. Guess this now explains everything.
fuplease, I saw people in Prospect Heights interviewed on the news who described the classic freight train / roar of a tornado. Also fits with the damage pattern, e.g., the way all the trees in the park on Washington between Atlantic & Pacific were taken down.
Tree-lined blocks are overrated.
***Bid half off peak comps***
“sizable section of roof tore off and landed on neighbor’s tree”
Oh no, I’m so sorry, cmu. What a mess, and the cost, cripes.
By daveinbedstuy on September 17, 2010 10:10 AM
you’re = your. I feel so stupid.
(Rabbit turd)
you’re = your. I feel so stupid.
wow, cmu, that’s horrible, sorry. Well your insurance company will pay for almost all of it, though that doesn’t eliminate the chaos.
Storm assed right over us. Don’t know why everyone is calling it a “tornado.” Looked like a classic squall line (or bow echo) with blast of wind, downdraft, rain. No signs of tornado (i.e. roaring sound etc.). It stretched well over a mile in width, which would make it an ENORMOUS tornado. If that’s what it were, we wouldn’t be debating it!