[Brilliant]

How long before the “Bush’s fault” crowd surfaces?

[OB1kNOb]

A micro-burst with straight line winds can cause this type of damage too, not necessarily tornadic.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Nah! It’s global warming! Just read this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/07/disasters

[WakeUpAndVote]

I am waiting for the truthers to come out and say that this was a government conspiracy.

It will be 9-11 all over again.

[P-40]

So that means raw sewage is going into the rivers right now also. Nice.

[jer33 3]

Here’s the alert from MTA:

http://mta.info/alert/alertnyct.htm

[Milwaukee_Guy]

No damage reports listed at the Storm Prediction Center and no severe weather warnings specific to New York City.

Nothing on the Today show.

Is this a case of a couple of inches of rain taxing the neglected infrastructure of a large urban area?

[Milwaukee_Guy]

I don’t know which counties are what in New York City.

Would this warning be the one that impacted NYC?

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
650 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
SOUTHWESTERN NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
EASTERN KINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 715 AM EDT...

* AT 644 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CANARSIE...
OR ABOUT NEAR CROWN HEIGHTS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
JAMAICA BY 700 AM...
KENNEDY AIRPORT BY 705 AM...
CEDARHURST BY 710 AM...
WOODMERE...VALLEY STREAM...LYNBROOK AND ATLANTIC BEACH BY 715 AM.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

LAT...LON 4071 7391 4062 7394 4056 7361 4070 7358

GOODMAN