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Second Tornado In NYC; Severe Weather In NE
Last Updated 6:38 p.m. ET
(CBS/AP) A tornado swept out of the sea and hit a beachfront neighborhood in New York City on Saturday, hurling debris in the air, knocking out power and startling residents who once thought of twisters as a Midwestern phenomenon.
A second tornado touched down nearby Canarsie in Brooklyn, with max estimated winds of 110 mph and on the ground for 1/2 mile.
Videos taken by bystanders at the Rockaway, Queens beachfront on showed a funnel cloud sucking up water, then sand, and then small pieces of buildings, as it moved through the Breezy Point section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens.
Residents had advance notice. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for Queens and Brooklyn at around 10:40 a.m. The storm took people by surprise anyway when it struck about 30 minutes later.
