from the N.Y. Times, on Tuesday’s tornado in Brooklyn:
“…The tornado set off by the storm raged through Sunset Park and Bay Ridge, ripping the roofs off five brick rowhouses, yanking thick trees out by their roots, turning cars sideways and shattering countless windows.
According to the National Weather Service, the tornado touched down in Bay Ridge just after 6:30 a.m. and traveled northeast, damaging homes and tearing the roof off a Nissan car dealership before dissipating.
The tornado forced the evacuation of 20 buildings, leaving 32 families without shelter, the city buildings department said. Another 50 buildings experienced some damage.
On 58th Street in Sunset Park, Lanie Mastellone watched her ceilings collapse one by one. “Then when I opened the door to get out of the actual apartment,” she said, “that’s when I realized I had no roof.”..’
Sheesh!
BCB
