The Tweets were flying: Tornado warning. Tornado in Brooklyn. Tornado, tornado, tornado…

At 11:20 AM this morning, a tornado touched down on the Belt Parkway. There have been reports of cars being flipped over in areas between Long Island and JFK Airport.

During a tornado, people should immediately go indoors and/or to the lowest floor of your building for shelter. Stay away from windows!

A tornado alert will be in effect until until 9 PM Brooklyn and Queens.