Read all about it on the Bay Ridge Rover. See loads of great photos, too. Here’s an excerpt.

Residents were shaken from their slumber early Wednesday morning by
powerful fast-moving thunder storms, producing 1-3 inches of rain in
less than 2 hours, sparking tornado warnings for Staten Island and
Brooklyn – and paralyzing Bay Ridge.

In northern Bay Ridge,
Colonial Rd and 3rd avenue were particularly devastated – littered with
massive downed tress that knocked out power, making streets impassable
and snarling traffic all over Bay Ridge.

Power outages and
flooding caused subway service all over the city to be indefinitely
suspended sending commuters above ground in droves, turning every major
traffic artery out of Bay Ridge into a choke point.

No reports yet as to injuries or death.  Property damage was abundant.

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