The first tornado passed on the part of the Peninsula Рокэвей pertaining to the area of Queens. Seven minutes later the second - stronger - tornado was recorded in Brooklyn. In Queens without destruction, and in Brooklyn, where the wind speed tornado reached, according to the National weather service of the USA, 177 kilometers per hour, a tornado knocked trees, damaged several buildings and power lines. None of the residents and guests of the city as a result of the tornado was not injured.
The national weather service of the USA in advance warned of the danger of the occurrence of a tornado in new York in the first half of the day on 8 September. However, as admitted in an interview with AP eyewitnesses of incident, for them the appearance of a tornado in new York still was an unpleasant surprise.
In spite of the fact that, according to the long-term observations, the tornado is considered to be extremely rare for new York, in recent years, it is a natural phenomenon in the city was mentioned several times. So, in September 2010, as a result of two tornadoes in Brooklyn and Queens were toppled by a few thousand trees and ripped the roofs of houses, and in 2007 from the tornado hit Brooklyn and Staten island.
Tornado become part of a sharp worsening of the weather in new York because of the approach to the city storm, accompanied by strong gusts of wind and the pouring rain with hail.
The rain had violated the schedule of the Open championship of the USA on tennis, held in new York. Because of adverse weather forecast organizers of the competitions took the decision to transfer the finals in the women's singles, scheduled for the evening of September 8, on 9 September. Rain on September 8, interrupted the semifinal duel Nowak Джоковича and David Ferrer in the men's singles. Meeting Джоковича and Ferrara was transferred on September 9. The final in the men's singles, where the winner of the match Djokovic-Ferrer will meet with Andy Марреем, instead of 9 September, as planned, will take place on September 10.