tater2sacks Posted July 27, 2012 Member ID: 3122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 148 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 375 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 128 Achievement Points: 3551 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 8, 2013 Posted July 27, 2012 (edited) http://www.cbsnews.c...er-to-thusands/ - July 26, 2012 7:27 PM Elmira, N.Y. hit by suspected tornado as storms slam Northeast, knock out power to thousands Lighting flashes over New Jersey, as seen from across the Hudson River in Tribeca, in New York City, July 26, 2012. (CBS/Andy Rostron) Updated 2:38 a.m. Eastern (CBS/AP) ELMIRA, N.Y. - The Chemung County emergency management director says buildings are damaged and hospitals are on disaster status after a possible tornado hit the city of Elmira and violent storms across the Northeast left at least one man dead. Officials confirmed to WCBS in New York that one 61-year-old man was killed after lightning struck a church in Brooklyn, causing scaffolding to collapse. The man, whose name wasn't immediately released, died at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The deadly bolt of lightning hit the 175-year-old Christ Church in the Cobble Hill area as high winds and rains beat down, causing significant damage. Michael Smith, the emergency management director in Chemung County, where Elmira is located, said the storm that hit at 4 p.m. on Thursday brought down trees and power lines, tore roofs off some buildings and caused motor vehicle accidents. Firefighters at the scene of an electric fire after a suspected tornado struck in Elmira, N.Y., July 26, 2012.(Credit: AP) Dustin Hewit, a spokesman for the Arnot Health System, which runs two hospitals in the region, told CBS News they were treating "fewer than five" patients with storm-related injuries, none of which appeared to be serious. A shelter was being opened for displaced residents. Utilities reported more than 20,000 customers without power in the area. The storms moved through New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Thursday afternoon and evening, CBS Station WCBS reported. Power outages were reported throughout the tri-state area, and the storms halted trains in Long Island. Passengers had to leave a Long Island Rail Road train on the Oyster Bay line because a tree crashed down on the tracks, preventing service. Clouds gather over apartment buildings ahead of a thunderstorm on the east side of Manhattan July 26, 2012, in New York.(Credit: Getty) JCP&L spokesman Ron Morano said about 14,000 utility customers were without power by about 8:30 p.m. He said the outages were spread across northern and southern New Jersey. The National Weather Service said winds were expected to reach up to 60 mph with quarter-sized hail. There were also power outages as the storms moved across Connecticut, but no widespread major damage was reported. Connecticut Light and Power reported about 13,000 outages in southwestern Connecticut at 9 p.m. Thursday, mostly in Bethel, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield and Seymour. United Illuminating reported about 6,500 customers without power in southern Connecticut, most in Shelton and Stratford. A tornado watch for Litchfield County was allowed to expire, with no tornadoes reported. A severe thunderstorm watch for the rest of the state was cancelled mid-evening, as the storms weakened and moved offshore. A flash flood watch remained in effect overnight for eastern Connecticut. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy had partially activated Connecticut's Emergency Operations Center on Thursday afternoon as a precaution. In Pennsylvania, sweltering heat gave way to the severe thunderstorms and high winds across much of the state, leaving more than 100,000 residents without electricity. Now for some of you i was in TS yesterday plying BF3 and i said "We never get hit as we live in a valley" Well i had to quit the game i was in as we lost power. Just got it on today. I was good as i have a generator. Weather is getting more and more unpredictable. Most of my family and friends are fine and safe. - Edited July 27, 2012 by tater2sacks
loaderXI Posted July 27, 2012 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 73 Topic Count: 397 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6443 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 6585 Achievement Points: 54697 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 32 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 03:37 AM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Posted July 27, 2012 Wow !!! Mother Earth is pissed I have seen some crazy shit with weather matters Awards
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little_old_man Posted July 27, 2012 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.19 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Posted July 27, 2012 Weather has been pretty normal out here in California, but yesterday I saw some cloud formations that were really odd. They looked like mini mushroom clouds from a nuclear blast. I had to pull over and snap a couple pics with my cell phone. Awards
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