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Queens tornado warning expires after radar-indicated storm near JFK
NWS Upton’s Tornado Warning for Queens, issued at 1:14 p.m. EST Thursday for a radar-indicated storm over Rockaway Beach, expired at 2 p.m. with no confirmed tornado, local outlets reported.
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The National Weather Service office in Upton, New York, issued a Tornado Warning for Queens County at 1:14 p.m. EST Thursday, in effect until 2 p.m., after radar showed rotation in a storm over Rockaway Beach1,2.
At 1:13 p.m., NWS said a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was over Rockaway Beach, moving northeast at 15 mph, with hazards listed as a tornado and quarter-size hail from radar-indicated rotation1. It said the storm would be near Rockaway Beach around 1:20 p.m. and near Kennedy Airport around 1:25 p.m., and told people to move to a basement or interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building1.
At 1:40 p.m., NWS continued the warning until 2 p.m., placing the storm still over Rockaway Beach and moving northeast at 10 mph, with Kennedy Airport around 1:45 p.m.7. NBC New York and Nacionale later reported that NWS allowed the warning to expire at 2 p.m. after the storm weakened below severe levels and no longer appeared capable of producing a tornado3,6.
No outlet reviewed here confirmed a tornado on the ground in Queens2,3,6. Nacionale said Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports listed no tornado or wind damage for New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania by early afternoon6. NBC New York said video from Far Rockaway showed hail while the warning was in effect3.
The Weather Channel and NBC New York said John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport were under the warning and had thunderstorm ground stops2,3. Nacionale cited FAA status around 2:08 p.m. ET showing ground stops at JFK and LaGuardia until 3 p.m. and at Newark until 2:45 p.m.6. NBC later said delays at JFK averaged more than four hours as of 4:30 p.m. as storms continued3.
The Weather Channel said heavy rain and flash flooding around JFK forced parts of the JFK Expressway to close and that at least one nearby vehicle was stuck in floodwaters2. Gothamist said a flash flood warning then covered parts of Queens until 5:15 p.m.; NWS meteorologist David Stark said it was issued because of heavy rain over Queens and was not in effect for other parts of the city4.
USA TODAY Network, writing while the warning was still in effect, said it covered parts of southern Queens around JFK and southwestern Nassau County and that New York City Emergency Management urged people in warned areas to take shelter5. NWS text listed only Queens County1. Nacionale noted that Tornado Watch 705 until 7 p.m. covered parts of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, not New York City6.
Weather.com separately reported a confirmed tornado in Delaware later Thursday, which it said was only the second November tornado in that state since 19502. Whether NWS will survey Queens depends on damage reports, which Nacionale said had not been confirmed as of early Thursday afternoon6.
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- National Weather ServiceTornado Warning issued November 12 at 1:14PM EST until November 12 at 2:00PM EST by NWS Upton NY
- The Weather ChannelTornadoes and flash flooding hit New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania
- NBC New YorkWeather blog: Strong storms trigger tornado warnings, bring hail to NYC area
- GothamistTornado watch in effect for 11 NJ counties, flash flood warning in Queens
- USA TODAY NetworkTornado Warning issued for parts of Queens, Nassau County near JFK Airport
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Tornado Warning issued November 12 at 1:13PM EST until November 12 at 1:45PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Immediate take-cover instructions and radar-indicated rotation over Stanton
NWS Mount Holly warned northeastern New Castle County of a radar-indicated tornado threat from a storm over Stanton, in effect until 1:45 p.m. EST.
Leaves out Whether a tornado later touched down or any damage reports
Same copy also at: National Weather Service · National Weather Service · National Weather Service
Tornadoes and flash flooding hit New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Airport disruption, JFK Expressway flooding, and a confirmed tornado later in Delaware.
com said JFK and LaGuardia were under a tornado warning as a radar-indicated storm moved toward Queens, with ground stops and flooding near JFK.— The Weather Channel
Weather.com said JFK and LaGuardia were under a tornado warning as a radar-indicated storm moved toward Queens, with ground stops and flooding near JFK.
Leaves out NWS language that the Queens storm later weakened below severe limits.
Weather blog: Strong storms trigger tornado warnings, bring hail to NYC area
Live timeline of warnings, hail in Queens, and expanding airport delays.
NBC New York reported the Queens tornado warning expired at 2 p.m., with hail video from Far Rockaway and later airport delays.
Leaves out Exact NWS coordinates and the 1:40 p.m. continuation statement.
Tornado watch in effect for 11 NJ counties, flash flood warning in Queens
New Jersey tornado watch and flooding in Queens after the warning ended.
Gothamist said the southern Queens tornado warning had expired and that a flash flood warning remained into Thursday evening.
Leaves out Airport ground stops and hail reports.
Tornado Warning issued for parts of Queens, Nassau County near JFK Airport
Shelter instructions and Notify NYC signup.
The USA TODAY Network said a Tornado Warning covered parts of southern Queens near JFK and southwestern Nassau until 2 p.m., with NYC Emergency Management urging shelter.
Leaves out Radar-indicated vs confirmed tornado, and later expiration.
Is there a tornado warning in NYC? The Queens warning near JFK expired at 2 p.m.
Expiration, no confirmed touchdown, FAA status, and that NYC was not in Tornado Watch 705.
Nacionale said the radar-indicated Queens warning ran 1:14–2 p.m. ET with no confirmed tornado and cited FAA ground stops at area airports.
Leaves out Hail video from Far Rockaway.
Tornado Watch Continues For New Castle County After Afternoon Tornado Warning
Watch remaining in effect and a 1-inch hail report east of Newark
Local outlet said a tornado watch ran until 7 p.m. after the afternoon warning and that NWS records through 1:45 p.m. had not confirmed a touchdown.
Leaves out Later confirmation of a tornado
Severe thunderstorm warning, tornado watch issued for New Castle County
Earlier severe thunderstorm warning and watch-versus-warning explainer
Gannett local weather desk reported a severe thunderstorm warning over Newark and a tornado watch for New Castle County until 7 p.m.
Leaves out The 1:13 p.m. tornado warning text and later confirmation
Tornado confirmed near Christiana Hospital in Delaware as storms hit New Jersey and Queens
Simultaneous Queens warning and SPC Tornado Watch 705
Explainer said Mount Holly warned of radar rotation near Stanton until 1:45 p.m. and that Tornado Watch 705 ran until 7 p.m.
Leaves out Hospital damage details in the extracted story body
N.J. weather: Tornado warnings issued as strong thunderstorms lash region
A second warning tied to a report of a twister near Crosswicks and later damage that NWS had not classified as tornado versus straight-line wind.
NJ.com reported the 3:40 p.m. Burlington County warning, a later Crosswicks-area warning, and an update that warnings were lifted with unclassified storm damage in Chesterfield.
Leaves out The original alert's hail size and Turnpike and I-295 mile markers.