New York City Storm Produced Two Tornadoes, Microburst; Hurricane Igor Barrels Toward Bermuda

The National Weather Service has determined two tornadoes touched down in New York - one in Queens, another in Brooklyn. There may have been two tornadoes, but by far the worst damage was done in Middle Village and Forest Hills with straight-line, microburst winds. The complete National Weather Service statement on the storms is pasted below the tropical update, but consider these facts, and remember that meteorologists often say straight-line thunderstorm wind can be just as damaging or worse than tornadoes.

Tornado 1, Brooklyn: 80 mph, 75 yards wide, 2 miles long

Tornado 2, Queens: 100mph, 100 yards wide, 4 miles long

Straight-line Microburst Wind: 125 mph, 5 MILES wide, 8 miles long!

In Tracking the Tropics, Meteorologist Matt Noyes says Tropical Storm Karl is barely alive, Hurricane Igor will nearly pass over Bermuda, and Hurricane Julia is now very poorly organized.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
941 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

...TWO TORNADOES AND A MICROBURST CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 16 2010...

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR PARK SLOPE IN KINGS COUNTY (BROOKLYN) NY...

LOCATION...PARK SLOPE IN KINGS COUNTY (BROOKLYN) NY
DATE...SEPTEMBER 16 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...5:33 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS
YARDS PATH LENGTH...2 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.67 N / 73.99 W
ENDING LAT/LON...40.69 N /73.96 W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK NY HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO
NEAR PARK SLOPE (BROOKLYN) IN KINGS COUNTY NY ON SEPTEMBER 16 2010.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN PARK SLOPE AND LIFTED 2 MILES NE OF
PARK SLOPE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/NYC.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

&&

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR FLUSHING AND BAYSIDE IN QUEENS COUNTY NY...

LOCATION...FLUSHING/BAYSIDE IN QUEENS COUNTY NY
DATE...SEPTEMBER 16 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...5:42 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...4 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.74 N / 73.84 W
ENDING LAT/LON...40.80 N / 73.76 W
* FATALITIES...1
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK NY HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO
NEAR FLUSHING/BAYSIDE IN QUEENS COUNTY NY ON SEPTEMBER 16 2010.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF FLUSHING AND LIFTED
1 MILE NE OF BAYSIDE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/NYC.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

&&

...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR
MIDDLE VILLAGE AND FOREST HILLS IN QUEENS COUNTY NY...

LOCATION...MIDDLE VILLAGE/FOREST HILLS IN QUEENS COUNTY NY
DATE...SEPTEMBER 16 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...5:40 PM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...125 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...5 MILES
PATH LENGTH...8 MILES
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK NY HAS CONFIRMED A
MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ NEAR MIDDLE VILLAGE IN QUEENS
COUNTY NY ON SEPTEMBER 16 2010.

THE PATH OF THE MICROBURST WAS FROM MIDDLE VILLAGE TO FOREST HILLS.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/NYC.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA
OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE
THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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