Two grain silos were thrown and several houses were damaged. Major damage to hundreds of trees and to power lines and poles. Two houses were destroyed and many others were damaged, some heavily. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted and vehicles were flipped and tossed. Over 150 houses and barns were also damaged, some significantly with a few destroyed. Severe damage at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center where greenhouses and a large brick laboratory building were destroyed and other buildings were heavily damaged. Minor tree damage and a few shingles were removed from a house as a result of this brief tornado.Ĥ0☄7′N 81★8′W / 40.78°N 81.96°W / 40.78 -81.96 ( Wooster (Sep 16, EF2)) The Statue of Liberty in the September 19 storm Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating EFU The stadium at Athens High School was destroyed by a tornado. This became the first fatal tornado in West Virginia in a decade. Another strong EF3 tornado that destroyed numerous homes near Reedsville, Ohio and Belleville, West Virginia killed one person and injured several more. An EF2 tornado caused severe damage, totaling $35 million, near Wooster, Ohio. These tornadoes were part of a small outbreak that produced several damaging tornadoes across the Midwest, especially in Ohio.

Combined, the two tornadoes caused $25.7 million in damages. In Forest Hills, a group of trees were knocked over in MacDonald park, destroying the park and surroundings. In addition to the tornadoes, the National Weather Service confirmed the occurrence of a macroburst bringing winds up to 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) to a wide swath of Middle Village and Forest Hills. The twister tore down the 150-year-old steeple of St. The tornado touched down in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and headed through Northeast Queens, dissipating over Little Neck Bay. The stronger of the two tornadoes touched down over Flushing and was rated an EF1 with maximum winds of 100 mph. Two separate tornadoes were later confirmed in Park Slope and Flushing, two areas that suffered the worst damage from the storms.

Scattered power outages were reported across parts of the city. The worst damage was concentrated in the neighborhoods of Middle Village, Forest Hills, and Bayside in Queens as well as Park Slope and Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn. Four buildings across Brooklyn and Queens reported experiencing a partial collapse due to tornadic winds. According to Con Edison, more than 25,000 customers lost power in Queens while 5,000 were without power in Staten Island. During the storm, winds tore trees out of the ground before blowing them up to 30–40 feet (9.1–12.2 m) away. Extensive and widespread wind damage led to over 30,000 downed trees, and power lines. Another man in Flushing was killed by a tree crashing into his home by Kissena Park. Ī woman was killed when a tree fell and crushed the vehicle she was driving. Hundreds of downed trees led to a temporary suspension of service on the Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak, and several New York City Subway services including the 7, L, and M, leaving tens of thousands of commuters stranded. Damaging winds, heavy downpours, and hail up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) wreaked havoc with the evening commute. The storms struck New York City just as the evening rush hour was beginning. These tornadoes were the second and third to touch down in New York City that year, the first having occurred in the Bronx on July 25. The 2010 Brooklyn/Queens tornadoes were a severe weather event that occurred in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City on September 16, 2010. Park Slope, Brooklyn Middle Village/ Flushing, Queens in New York City, New York, United Statesġ Most severe tornado damage see Enhanced Fujita scale Damage to a home in Flushing caused by a large fallen tree.Ģ fatalities (+1 non-tornadic fatality) 25 injuries

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