In Images: New York Tornado Damage
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Breezy Point, NY
National Weather Service employees conducted damage surveys of two tornadoes that struck in New York City on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. And EF0 tornado hit Breezy Point in Queens, NY. The Breezy Point Surf Club experienced a great deal of damage. (EF stands for Enhanced Fujita scale, the system used to rate tornadoes that goes from 0 to 5.)
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Trees and apartments near E. 93rd Street in Brooklyn, NY, were damaged by an EF1 tornado.
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Avenue N between E. 93rd Street and E. 94th Street in Brooklyn, NY.
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And uprooted tree at Canarsie Park between Belt Parkway and Seaview Avenue in Brooklyn, NY.
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Cars were blown together along 216 Beach Street in Queens, NY.
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Electricity was effected along Beach Street in Queens, NY.
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This baseball field near Breezy Point Surf Club sustained severe damage.
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This shed was blown apart near Beach Street in Queens, NY.
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Power lines were completely knocked down near Breezy Point Surf Club, Queens, NY.
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Many trees were totally uprooted at Canarsie Park between Belt Parkway and Seaview Avenue in Queens, NY.

