Escalation: Tornado Warning Issued for Nassau County
A tornado warning was issued for parts of Queens County and Nassau County around 6:45 p.m., in effect until 7:15 p.m. The alert came as severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain and strong winds across New York City and western Long Island. Residents in the warning area were urged to move indoors to the lowest floor and stay away from windows.
A Flash Flood Warning overlapped until 7:45 p.m. By 5:39 p.m., 1 to 1.5 inches of rain had already fallen, with rainfall rates up to 1.5 inches an hour. Another 1 to 2 inches was possible.
Flooding closed the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in both directions at Queens Boulevard. The Long Island Expressway was also closed in both directions at Francis Lewis Boulevard. Flooding hit parts of the city, including Chelsea and the area around the Clearview Expressway in Bayside.
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