Tornado warning issued for New York City


NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A tornado warning was issued for parts of New York City on early Sunday morning, forecasters said, as Hurricane Irene moved through the area.

A tornado warning is in effect for Queens, Brooklyn and southern Nassau county. The National Weather Service (NWS) said it detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado about 8 miles (12.8 kilometers) southeast of Lido Beach, a census-designated place in Nassau County. The thunderstorm is moving northwest at 55 miles (88 kilometers) per hour.

The warning area includes John F. Kennedy Airport.

  

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  • scallywag, nyc

    Sun, Aug 28 2011

    NYC- Sunday morning- Slept the night away with my bedroom windows wide open, willing to put aside the media overkill and the artificial creation of a wicked demi god....

    Of course if the storm (and that's really what it amounts to...)does get out of hand come noon hopefully my next door neighbor wont mind me knocking on his door for a spare umbrella…

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