Tornado In Queens, Tornado In Brooklyn and New York City

This blogger's friend in Hicksville, NY outside Manhattan and on Long Island sent an email that was the first word of a tornado in the New York, Queens, Brooklyn area:

we had a tornado here tonight..were ok,..but my friend over in the next town got a tree through his garage...

Reportedly New York City was hit by what's described as a "freak storm" leading to "an absolute washing machine." There was a lot of damage due to winds of over 100 miles per hour, and a driving rain storm, and at the center of all of this a tornado.

According to The New York Daily News, one person was killed and the storm was "flipping tractor-trailers like toys."

The following videos tell the story of what happened to many in New York City, including Queens, Brooklyn, and other parts of the vast region.

First, this guy is really excited over the whole possibility of a tree falling, yelling "Shut the f--- up," and, well, check out the video:



This video below is the best one yet. It's from a high rise residence, 20 stories up, in Queens, and covers the storm from start to finish and at times is scary to watch, starting at 1:16:



Here are other New York tornado videos accounts:





In addition to the one death, there were scores of injuries, perhaps thousands when we consider those unreported.

More soon.