Rare Tornadoes Hit New York City and Long Island, Damaging 50 Cabanas
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 21
Rare Tornadoes Hit New York City and Long Island, Damaging 50 Cabanas
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 21
Summary
Two waterspouts moved ashore Thursday evening as tornadoes in Queens and Nassau County, striking New York City and Long Island during a broader Mid-Atlantic storm.
About 50 cabanas were damaged at the Sun and Surf Beach Club in Atlantic Beach, where roofing and walls were torn apart and one person suffered a minor head injury.
In Queens, the tornado came ashore in the eastern Rockaways south of Kennedy International Airport, while heavy rain flooded streets and some subway stations and disrupted highway traffic.
Nassau County officials also reported people trapped in vehicles by flooding, though no serious injuries were reported, underscoring the unusual reach of the severe weather.