page_title: Tornadoes of 2007
section_title: August 8
hierarchical_section_title: Tornadoes of 2007 / August / August 8
caption_attribution_description: Car crushed by tree from NYC 2007 tornado.
context_page_description: This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks that occurred in 2007, primarily in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally, particularly in parts of neighboring southern Canada during the summer season. Some tornadoes also take place in Europe, e. g. in the United Kingdom or in Germany.
  Preliminary reports suggest that there were 1,305 reported tornadoes in the U.S., with 81 confirmed fatalities. It was the deadliest year for tornadoes in the U.S. since 1999, when 95 deaths were reported. In addition, three fatalities took place in Mexico, 14 in Chad, one in South Africa, three in Vietnam, one in the Philippines, 25 in China and seven in Bangladesh for a worldwide known total of at least 135.
  Notably, the system for classifying tornado damage in the United States changed from the Fujita scale to the Enhanced Fujita Scale on February 1, 2007.
context_section_description: An unusual EF2 tornado struck New York City at 6:30 am EDT (1030 UTC) on August 8. The hardest-hit area was the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn, where many trees—as much as 40% of the trees in Sunset Park were knocked down and several homes and buildings lost part of their roofs. A second tornado was also confirmed just east of the track of the first tornado and rated as a strong EF1 where additional roofs of homes were damaged.  The Flatbush neighborhood, as well as areas on Staten Island, were also affected.
  Accompanying the tornadoes was a storm which dumped several inches of rain on the city in a few hours, resulting in flooding which effectively shut down the mass transit system. Several people were injured by the tornado, and one person died from the associated flooding. The tornado was the first to hit Brooklyn since 1950 when modern record-keeping began.
caption: Truck being crushed by a tree during the Brooklyn tornado on August 8, 2007.
exif: {}