Tornadoes Touch Down in Brooklyn and Queens

No injuries were reported from either tornado

Two tornadoes touched down in New York City late Saturday morning, one in Queens and another in Brooklyn, causing damage and frightening startled residents.

An EF0 tornado made landfall in the Breezy Point section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens at approximately 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The 70 mile per hour winds hurled sand and debris in the air, downed multiple trees and power lines, moved cars and damaged property.

About five minutes later, an EF1 tornado touched down in Canarsie, Brooklyn, the National Weather Service confirmed. The 110 mile per hour winds leveled trees and power lines and damaged homes.

No injuries were reported from either tornado.

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Jim Brady was inside his Cabana in the Surf Club, a beach club in Breezy Point that sustained significant damage, when he got the tornado warning. He took cover in his bathroom.

"I was down on the floor in the shower when I heard just the biggest noise," Brady said. "It was just unbelievable."

In Canarsie, where the tornado ripped off parts of roofs, Terrill Baden struggled to close his front door as the twister rolled in.

"The wind was very stong," Baden said. "It was raining. A lot of debris was flying around."

Linda Beal-Benigno was driving on the Belt Parkway near the Flatbush exit when she said a tornado traveled across the road.

"At first I thought it was dark smoke," she said. "The entire belt felt like it was shaking. It was very frightening because you could see the funnel traveling and moving. It crossed the highway and just missed cars."

She added, "I never saw anything like that in my life."

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