Rob Kelly, Matt and Larry are the only people i know that can say they were taken to Oz, Just like Dorothy....Officials confirm tornado hit Island
Posted for Rob Kelly's Corner August 08, 2007 6:23PM
Categories: News, Weather
A powerful storm -- which officials this evening confirmed included a tornado -- rocked Staten Island this morning, downing trees, power lines and crushing cars.
For a video of some of the destruction, click here.
"I was in bed and my windows were slightly open, it sounded like a train was going by," said Kathy McKenna, who lives on St. Austins Place in West Brighton. "I saw my curtains move horizontally and water started pouring in. I jumped up to shut the window and saw the tree on my car."
Advance photo/Michelle MaskalyA tree was toppled on St. Austin Place in West Brighton.
Her 2005 storm gray Saturn Ion was almost flattened when two large trees fell on it.
"It's just a car," said the 31-year-old. "Thank God everyone is OK."
Many resident on this quiet street across from Richmond University Medical Center, think it was a tornado that caused all the damage.
"I got up to shut the windows and moved back because it sounded like a train going by," said Moira Romagnola, who also lives on St. Austins Place. "This is devastating, but I bet this is nothing to what the people from Katrina or the people in Florida with hurricanes must go through."
National Weather Service officials this afternoon confirmed a tornado touched down on Staten Island. According to officials, it ranked either an EF0 or an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
A more severe EF2 twister hit the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn.
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