NEW YORK – A second, stronger tornado touched down in Brooklyn moments after the first hit a beachside area in Queens, the National Weather Service said.
The second tornado hit Saturday about 11:05 a.m., in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, around 10 minutes after the first struck Breezy Point on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens.
The weather service said winds were up to 110 miles per hour (177 kph), and several homes and trees were damaged. No injuries were reported.
Severe weather was forecast into Saturday evening.
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