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[h1]Nat'l Weather Service: Two Tornadoes Swept Through City[/h1]
By: NY1 News
Weather officials confirmed tonight that two tornadoes touched down in New York City yesterday, as residents citywide continue to clean up damage and local lawmakers build their case for FEMA funding.
The National Weather Service said that the first tornado touched down in Park Slope, Brooklyn with winds of 80 mph after 5 p.m. Friday and traveled two miles northeast.
The second tornado touched down about two-and-a-half miles south of Flushing, Queens and traveled north to Bayside with winds of up to 100 mph, before lifting over the waters. Middle Village and Forest Hills, Queens were the neighborhoods hit hardest.
The National Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Office of Emergency Management conducted flyovers and land surveys in Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens before coming to its conclusions.
and about the possible disaster zone declaration:
By: NY1 News
Weather officials confirmed tonight that two tornadoes touched down in New York City yesterday, as residents citywide continue to clean up damage and local lawmakers build their case for FEMA funding.
The National Weather Service said that the first tornado touched down in Park Slope, Brooklyn with winds of 80 mph after 5 p.m. Friday and traveled two miles northeast.
The second tornado touched down about two-and-a-half miles south of Flushing, Queens and traveled north to Bayside with winds of up to 100 mph, before lifting over the waters. Middle Village and Forest Hills, Queens were the neighborhoods hit hardest.
The National Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Office of Emergency Management conducted flyovers and land surveys in Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens before coming to its conclusions.
and about the possible disaster zone declaration:
