Brooklyn Tornado 2010 

@jujumediazone That switching of the wind direction from E->W to W->E is what made me realize that I was in or on the edge of tornado, and that as it died here the counter-clockwise turning south edge of the cell had to have just passed behind me. The NWS coordinates show that twister #1 did in fact touch down maybe less that a block north (behind) my apartment. What a great experience for a 70-year-old weather buff who had despaired of ever chasing one of these storms down. It came to me!

I had something similar happen when I was in middle school some 20 years ago. I watched a tree being whipped in one direction only to suddenly be whipped in the opposite direction all in about five seconds. Later we learned that a tornado had actually lightly touched down in Oakland, California a few miles from my location then.

You got yourself a Tornado, how you know is the Trees blowing shift direction as it moves past. Amazing.

@TheComputerMaster 1. National Weather Service coordinates show touchdown of Tornado #1 exactly at my location. 2. What you're looking at is the south wall or edge of the twister as it passed over my block; view south, twister rotates counterclockwise, southern edge therefore going West to East, right to left in my video. 3. True, it was the lowest category of Tornado, F0, windspeeds = 40-72 mph. But the key is the rotational nature of the storm cell.

@InsayneDaRoss What has interested me much about some of the comments on this video and others on the tornado posted by other Brooklynites is how important it seems to be for non-New Yorkers to deprive New Yorkers of at least some genuine experiences that the rest of the country assumes are reserved for them. And also, how important it is to make New Yorkers appear to be dumb. I love New York; it really does have everything.

2. A funnel cloud had been sighted. The National Weather Service is making an assessment of the available data and will advise soon if this “microburst” met the official definition. I'm pretty sure that I was on the southern edge of a cyclonic cell. My view was southwest, whence came the warm front and squall line. The wind was right to left, i.e., west to east, before dying out: the counter-clockwise rotating cell was brushing by behind me to the north.

3. This storm met none of the criteria for a hurricane except for being cyclonic (i.e., counterclockwise whirling), as are virtually all storms in the northern hemisphere.

College guys upstairs. "Dude look at that tree! look at it!"

This reminds me of "The Mist" by Stephan Kings, very creepy stuff, hope the tornado didn't cause too much damage to you guys.

I know the same feeling, When I was 8 during Hurricane floyd I remember looking out the window excited, but scared at the same time thinking the window was going to blow in on my face.

@Mugrs Not to mention the National Weather Service confirmed TWO tornadoes.

its so pretty i luv rain

From National Weather Service public information statement: "...FRI SEP 17 2010 ...TWO TORNADOES AND A MACROBURST CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 16 2010... ...TORNADO CONFIRMED...IN KINGS COUNTY (BROOKLYN) NY...TOUCHED DOWN IN PARK SLOPE AND LIFTED 2 MILES NE OF PARK SLOPE...TORNADO CONFIRMED...IN QUEENS COUNTY NY...TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF FLUSHING AND LIFTED 1 MILE NE OF BAYSIDE...CONFIRMED A MACROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ NEAR MIDDLE VILLAGE IN QUEENS COUNTY NY..."

NWS Confirmed Two tornados hit NYC. One EF0 and one EF1

im pretty sure it didn't form a funnel (complete!) because of the buildings in the way

the rains were out of hand

If it was anything to be worried about im sure you wouldnt be dumb enough to stand near the window.... right? well actually... it is new york...

the people above u are out saying DUDE LOOK AT THE TREE

LUCKYYYY

@COD7ISCRAZY My sentiments exactly.

@daburack Well said. Everything except earthquakes. Lets hope we don't get those lol.

The storm dunked the basketball on Brooklyn XD

on a lighter note brooklyn should have a youtube team. or at Least a meet uP. WhAT SAY YOU?

woah hoa hoaaaaah! there!!!!

1. Tornado: "a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground" -- wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn "a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud." -Wikipedia

@TheComputerMaster owned

I promise i didn't do it

If you ever are "lucky" enough to find yourself in the middle of a tornado, 1st thing to remember is to stay the hell AWAY from windows!!!! 🪟