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Tornado strikes beachfront neighborhood in NYC

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

September 8, 2012 - 9:24 am

NEW YORK - The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck a beachfront neighborhood in New York City.

Videos taken by bystanders show the funnel cloud hurling sand and debris in the air as it moves through the Breezy Point section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens on Saturday.

A Fire Department spokesman says there were power lines down and possibly other damage.

The general manager of the Breezy Point Surf Club tells The Associated Press the storm ripped up cabanas and even picked up industrial-sized metal trash bins.

The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for Queens and Brooklyn as the storm moved through the city. It expired at 11:30 a.m.

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Ice from winter storm leaves a million without power across the South

By Kate Brumback and Julie Walker Associated Press

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