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#208254 - 09/18/10 12:58 AM Re: Tornado in NYC [Re: MartinFocazio]
KG2V Offline

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Registered: 08/19/03
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Originally Posted By: martinfocazio
We were looking at the videos of all the trees down.
My wife said "out here, 8 local residents would show up with chainsaws, clear the road, and get back to work."


Driving through down one of the through, but non major roads, I'd say there was a tree down about every 3rd block across at least 1/2 the road - I kept going back and forth between 3 aves to get to where I was going - in one section (the 160s near 32nd Ave for those of you who know it) looking down the side streets, I think I went 10-12 blocks where EVERY block, on BOTH sides was close with mature hardwoods fully blocking the streets

I don't think 8 guys with chainsaws would do the job - in fact, I saw more that that many folks out with them cutting up what they could. Bucking a 75-100 ft tall oak 30 inches in diameter that is laying across the street an through your neighbors roof and front wall of his house isn't a trivial job
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#208275 - 09/18/10 10:40 PM Re: Tornado in NYC [Re: MartinFocazio]
KG2V Offline

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Well, the NWS has come out with their data

There were TWO confirmed tornados in NYC - One in Brooklyn, which topped out at an EF0, and the one in NE Queens (the one that got a lot LESS TV footage) which was a EF1, with a 4 mile path, about 100 yds wide (obviously, the distruction is wider than the path) That EF1 came as close as 1/3 mile or so from me
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#208465 - 09/22/10 08:11 PM Re: Tornado in NYC [Re: MartinFocazio]
Eugene Offline
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Registered: 12/26/02
Posts: 2997
You have another one coming, just passed by us in OH you you'll get it in a coupe hours

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