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876 NOUS41 KOKX 082025 PNSOKX NYZ178-090030- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 425 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BREEZY POINT IN QUEENS COUNTY NY... LOCATION...BREEZY POINT IN QUEENS COUNTY NY DATE...SEPTEMBER 8 2012 ESTIMATED TIME...1058 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...200 YARDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.55N / 73.93W ENDING LAT/LON...40.56N / 73.93W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK NY HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR BREEZY POINT IN QUEENS COUNTY NY ON SEPTEMBER 8 2012. A WATERSPOUT THAT BEGAN OVER THE NEW YORK HARBOR ENTRANCE WATERS MOVED ONSHORE AT THE BREEZY POINT SURF CLUB...AND PASSED OFFSHORE NEAR BEACH 216TH STREET. THE PARENT STORM CROSSED ROCKAWAY INLET AND MAY HAVE SPAWNED AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO IN THE CANARSIE SECTION OF BROOKLYN. A DAMAGE SURVEY THERE IS STILL ONGOING. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ GOODMAN