A warm front in conjunction with strong upper level winds produced numerous severe thunderstorms, including tornadic cells, across the New York City Metropolitan Area.

Tornado in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLUSHING
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 17.20M
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a tornado in Queens.
The tornado impacted Flushing and Bayside.  In Flushing, on Browne Street between Roosevelt and 38th Avenues, the third floor of a residential brick building was severely damaged structurally.  Large tree tops were lying on top of buildings and shot like projectiles between buildings.  Sides of houses were peeled back.  There was clear evidence of twisted metal along the side of the building.  On Warren Street near the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue, a steel framed water tower was blown over on the roof.  There was a partial roof collapse on another residential building.
A Pennsylvania woman was killed in her car by a falling tree on Grand Central Parkway.  Her passenger was injured.  A man trying to assist the woman suffered a brain aneurysm and died.
The tornado touched down around 2.5 miles south of Flushing and lifted 1 mile northeast of Bayside over Little Neck Bay.

Tornado in KINGS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:33:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: BROOKLYN
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 8.50M
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a tornado near Park Slope in Brooklyn.
In the northern portion of Prospect Park, there were signs of tree damage that converged towards a well defined narrow path.  Tree tops were twisted and sheared off.  The location of the tornado was bounded by Prospect Park on the west, Flatbush Avenue on the east and Subway Grand Army Plaza to the north.  The tornado formed just southwest of the Brooklyn Public Library and lifted around 2 miles northeast of Park Slope.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHMOND, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:30:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: PORT RICHMOND
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 1.70M
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Numerous trees were downed on Staten Island.

Thunderstorm Wind in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 17:05:00 to 16-SEP-10 17:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: OYSTER BAY COVE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Law enforcement reported a large tree down with powerlines blocking the road.

Thunderstorm Wind in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:55:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: GLEN COVE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A large tree was downed on three cars.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:40:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODHAVEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees were downed near Crown Heights.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: CORONA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Trees were down on 75th Street and 37th Avenue, partially blocking the road.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODHAVEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Large tree limbs were downed on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODHAVEN
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Multiple large trees and wires were downed with several roads blocked. Multiple trees were also downed on houses. The siding of a church was torn off.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODHAVEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees were downed on Metropolitan Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLUSHING
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A garage complex in the Joyce Garden Co-op collapsed with multiple cars inside.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:44:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:44:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOLLIS
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Parts of some roofs were torn off in Fresh Meadows.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:45:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODHAVEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

On 108th Street facing Queens Boulevard, a patio door blew in on the 15th floor terrace. There were 15 smashed windows in the building. Roof vents were torn off and metal patio railing was pulled off.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:45:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: BROADWAY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A tree limb measuring 1.5 inches in diameter and 50 feet in length was downed on 163rd Street and 29th Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:50:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: BAYSIDE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A large tree was uprooted between 38th Avenue and 211th Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:52:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: BAXTER ESTATES
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Train service was shut down between Port Washington and Oyster Bay due to trees down on the tracks.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHMOND, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:21:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:21:00 (EST-5)
Location: PORT RICHMOND
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees were downed on Innis Street and Port Richmond High School.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHMOND, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:23:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:23:00 (EST-5)
Location: HUGUENOT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees were downed on cars.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHMOND, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:25:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: CASTLETON CORNERS
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A tree was downed on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHMOND, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:27:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:27:00 (EST-5)
Location: SAILORS SNUG HARBOR
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A tree fell through the roof of a home in New Brighton.

Thunderstorm Wind in KINGS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:32:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: BROOKLYN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Numerous trees and wires were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in KINGS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:35:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEW YORK
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHMOND, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:35:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: RICHMOND
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public estimated 70 mph winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in KINGS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:37:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:37:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEW YORK
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A 66 mph wind gust was recorded at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School.

Thunderstorm Wind in KINGS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:38:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: BROOKLYN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A large tree was downed on a car.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODHAVEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

An 80 foot tree was downed on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODHAVEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A roof was blown off of a building and into another building on Burns Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in KINGS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:33:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: BROOKLYN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A deliveryman was injured at 7th Avenue and 9th Street as plate-glass windows were blown out of the Brooklyn Industries Store.

Hail in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 17:00:00 to 16-SEP-10 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: LAWRENCE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:45:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLUSHING
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Numerous trees were downed on the Queens College campus.  Large trees were snapped in half, and some were completely blown over at the roots.  A street light was also blown onto a bus stop at Jewel Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:45:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODHAVEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Extensive tree damage was reported at MacDonald Park.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 16:40:00 to 16-SEP-10 16:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: RICHMOND HILL
Magnitude: 109.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service Storm Survey verified the occurance of a macroburst in Queens.  The path extended from Middle Village east across Forest Hills.
In Forest Hills, at MacDonald Park, a field of trees were sheared off which completely demolished the park.  Many whole trees and large branches were downed in a divergent pattern.  This was a clear signature of macroburst wind damage.
The area of the macroburst was bounded by Queens Boulevard and 69th Road to the northeast near the intersection of Yellowstone Boulevard.
Just southwest of the Long Island Expressway along 63rd Avenue and near the intersections of Reeves Avenue and 146th Street, many huge healthy 36 inch diameter trees fell in nearly the same direction in narrow roads.  Downed trees destroyed many cars and made entries to houses impassable.  Widespread tree damage made many secondary and tertiary roads impassable.
Many whole trees and large branches were downed near Queens College, along Dartmouth Street and in Forest Hills Garden, and along Park Drive East in Kew Garden Hills.

Thunderstorm Wind in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 16-SEP-10 17:52:00 to 16-SEP-10 17:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: MITCHELL AFB
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Wires were downed at the intersection of Newport Avenue and Braxton Street.