Tornado Warnings, Wind, Rain, Power Outages – Oh My!

Dear Commons Community,

Last evening we experienced here in New York all kinds of weather. Most of the day was intensely hot and humid with 90 plus temperatures. By evening, the clouds darkened and we started to see tornado alerts from the U.S. Weather Service on our TV broadcast. Around 7:00 pm, an intense storm with rain and winds as strong as I have ever seen and comparable to a hurricane barrelled through. It did not last long but it blacked out the area cutting off electricity and cable service. The electricity returned later in the evening but the cable service was just returned a little while ago.

The photo above was taken in my next door neighbor’s backyard only about twenty yards from my house. Below are several other photos of the destruction in and around my town.

Tony