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Northeast severe storm system

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Where it stands

A powerful storm system brought tornado warnings, at least three reported tornadoes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, flash flooding in New York City suburbs, a lightning injury and major flight disruptions. The tornado watch expired Tuesday evening; the report does not say whether the storm’s immediate hazards and impacts have subsided.

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    1. Update 1Five Tornadoes Across NJ and NY, With Outlets Disagreeing on the Count

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      Five Tornadoes Across NJ and NY, With Outlets Disagreeing on the Count

      NWS survey teams fanned out across two states after a Tuesday night storm system. The hardest numbers are the winds; the hardest question is how many twisters actually touched down.

    History

    1. Opened1 report

    2. Absorbed August 20 Mid-Atlantic and Northeast storms1 report

      Both charters describe the same Northeast severe-storm episode and its tornado, flooding, and flight impacts; the candidate's storm system and the situation's August 20 episode are one event.

    3. August 20 Northeast tornadoes and flash floods split off1 report

    Who's involved

    Places

    • Cape MayCape May, NJ, USA1 report
    • LaGuardia AirportEast Elmhurst, NY 11371, USA1 report
    • Pine BrookPine Brook, Montville, NJ, USA1 report
    • Roxbury TownshipRoxbury Township, NJ, USA1 report
    • Rye BrookRye Brook, NY, USA1 report
    • StanhopeStanhope, NJ 07874, USA1 report

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