Tornado rips through parts of New York City
Saturday - August 4, 2018 7:20 am ,
Category : WORLD
New York Aug 4 (IANS) A tornado has touched down in New York City s easternmost borough of Queens causing damage to homes and knocking down trees and power lines in some neighbourhoods.
The tornado made its way to Queens around 10:20 p.m. Thursday along a path about three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) long and 100 yards (91 meters) wide in the borough s College Point and Whitestone neighborhoods the National Weather Service said on Friday Xinhua reported.
No injuries were reported as a result of the tornado.
The twister was confirmed as an EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale the weakest strength with winds in the 104-136 km per hour range.
Tornados in New York City are rare. The last tornado touched down in Queens in 2013.
--IANS ahm/
The tornado made its way to Queens around 10:20 p.m. Thursday along a path about three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) long and 100 yards (91 meters) wide in the borough s College Point and Whitestone neighborhoods the National Weather Service said on Friday Xinhua reported.
No injuries were reported as a result of the tornado.
The twister was confirmed as an EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale the weakest strength with winds in the 104-136 km per hour range.
Tornados in New York City are rare. The last tornado touched down in Queens in 2013.
--IANS ahm/
