Two tornadoes touched down at the edge of New York City on
Saturday. No serious injuries were reported.
Once exceedingly rare in New York, tornadoes have occurred
with regularity in recent years. A small tornado uprooted trees on Long Island
last month.
In 2011, a fast-moving storm during the city's evening rush
hour spawned two destructive tornadoes and a fierce macroburst with wind speeds
up to 125 mph that barreled across the city's Brooklyn and Queens sections. A
woman in a car who had just swapped seats with her husband was killed.
A September storm in 2010 spawned two tornadoes that knocked
down thousands of trees and blew off a few rooftops in Brooklyn and Queens. A
small tornado struck the same year in the Bronx. In 2007, a more powerful
tornado damaged homes in Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Other major cities hit by tornadoes in recent years include:
—Dallas/Fort Worth, 2012. A series of tornadoes from two
storm systems crumpled a wing of a nursing home and peeled roofs from dozens of
homes as they skipped across one of the country's biggest metro areas. More
than a dozen people were injured.
—Atlanta, 2008. A tornado with winds up to 130 mph cut a
6-mile path through the downtown, blowing windows out of skyscrapers and
injuring dozens. The storm shattered windows in the CNN.com newsroom and the
network's library. The Southeastern Conference basketball tournament was moved
from the Georgia Dome to the Georgia Tech campus.
—Fort Worth, 2000. At least two tornadoes touched down on
one day in Tarrant County, one in downtown Fort Worth. Five people were killed
and more than 100 injured.
—Salt Lake City, 1999. A tornado swept through downtown just
seven minutes after forecasters issued a severe thunderstorm watch and damaged
the roofs of the city's NBA arena and its convention center. At least one
person was killed and about 100 people were injured.
—Miami, 1997. A tornado steamed past Miami's high-rise
condominiums, smashing windows and damaging roofs and cars in a 2-mile path as
people scrambled for cover. Five people were injured, including a woman who
suffered a heart attack.
Source: The Huffington Post
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