Thunderstorms Wake, Rake Long Island
UPDATE: Tornadic damage has been confirmed near Islip and a more comprehensive report will be issued by The NWS [JessePedia] tomorrow (hopefully with photos). 5.18" of rain has also been reported today at Garden City, New York.
A quick video blog below about the storms that raked Long Island this morning. All images on this page are from AccuWeather.com RadarPlus.
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Crain's says that there were dozens of flight and train delays as a result of local flooding. One of my blog readers pointed out that a Tornado Warning was issued this morning for Islip and short-lived rotation was detected on radar, but a tornado was not sighted.
Newsday says that 42,000 were left without power, roads were closed and that some of the wind damage in Islip was reported to be a tornado but this was not confirmed. Over 3.5 inches of rain fell in parts of the city, according to Doppler Estimates:
The only two storm reports filed with the NWS were in Oakdale and Islip Terrace:
Below is an image showing 1,000 lightning strikes in 2 hours (I saw 2,500 in an earlier time period).
1,000 Lightning Strikes 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Download Quicktime Radar Movie)
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