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Storm Rocks Long Island: 12K Without Power, Possible Tornado
See photos and videos inside the story that certainly suggest a tornado may have touched down on the island this afternoon.
LONG ISLAND, NY — A fast-moving line of thunderstorms socked Long Island Saturday afternoon, toppling trees, knocking out power and sending people into their basements as tornado warnings blared on their phones.
From about 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., there was a tornado warning in effect on some part of the island as the storm moved east. All tornado and thunderstorms warnings have now expired, but the damage done on some parts of the island is extensive.
As of 5:45 p.m., PSEG Long Island says 12,187 of its customers are without power. More than 10,000 of those outages are in Suffolk County. See the power outage map.
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"Today’s fast moving storm, including possible tornados, has caused scattered outages across the island," PSEG said in a statement. "All available personnel are working to assess storm damage and restore power safely and as quickly as possible."
There's been no confirmation that a tornado touched down yet, but the photos and videos below suggest a confirmed tornado wouldn't come as a surprise.
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RELATED: Shirley Shopping Center Damaged As Possible Tornado Touches Down
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Photo by Ryleigh Pafitis in Shirley
@NWSNewYorkNY tornado on hilltop rd in Levittown. pic.twitter.com/tnxsS3gLoR
— Ryan Maslioja (@RyanMasliojaIV) November 13, 2021
My aunt is in Hampton Bays, NY where trees and power lines are down. Multiple trees around their house have been snapped in half as the area was under tornado warnings. She said she felt the house shake @CNN @CNNNewsource @ABC7NY @CBSNewYork @News12LI pic.twitter.com/xbpb5J2gCg
— Jenn Sullivan (@JennSullivanTV) November 13, 2021
Here’s a video of my brothers and I intercepting an apparent tornado crossing Sunrise Highway on Long Island around 3:39PM. Lots of debris as it crossed the road. (1/2) #tornado #longisland #liwx @NWSNewYorkNY pic.twitter.com/jSzDM4cXGZ
— Mark Doucet (@MarkDoucet55) November 13, 2021
Breaking: two tornadoes may actually have merged a little while ago on #LongIsland. This will be an event we remember for quite some time; indicators suggest two independent spins/lobes of lofted debris may have combined (one died/ingested into other) near the radar site. pic.twitter.com/AJMWviY4jw
— Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) November 13, 2021
Happening now. We have CFPA Long Island member John Walthers (@SuffFirePhoto) on the scene in Shirley, NY with storm damage to a strip mall causing a partial collapse. #stormdamage #storm #structurecollapse #collapse #Shirley #damage @SWCTweather @weatherchannel @NWS pic.twitter.com/UHES3PQJY1
— CT Fire Photo (@ctfirephoto) November 13, 2021
Pretty extensive damage in Lynbrook but only on 2 blocks right next to eachother. Next town over is Hewlett. Possible tornado? #LongIsland #weather #tornado pic.twitter.com/0kDz0BpwXn
— Danny_Springsteen (@longislandWX) November 13, 2021
Warning bad language. Corner of William Floyd and Sunrise Hwy. Shirley NY. Property of Christine Heeren. @News12LI @weatherchannel @accuweather @hoffmanrich @ReedTimmerAccu #tornadowarning (not sure if SLW or tornado) pic.twitter.com/dh4rSWrj5C
— Christine Heeren/Artist Lake Media (@thrillcats) November 13, 2021
@NWSNewYorkNY this is at my house in Mastic, NY pic.twitter.com/1LgvowSn4X
— Mr. Mike 🇺🇸 (@MrMikeyBGoode) November 13, 2021
Storm damage in Oakdale. Officials say a tree came down in an apartment building on Jade Street that houses about 10 people. No one injured but the building is currently uninhabitable. Red cross on scene to help. #storm #oakdale #longisland #westsayvillefiredepartment @News12LI pic.twitter.com/v49uILc6Mi
— Andrew Ehinger (@News12Andrew) November 13, 2021
Friend sent this from Long Island NY of the current tornado warned cell pic.twitter.com/ehWrjfrFUV
— Doc V (@MJVentrice) November 13, 2021
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