Tornadoes and flash flooding hit New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania

A powerful storm system brought a dangerous mix of severe weather to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Thursday, triggering tornado warnings near two of the nation’s busiest airport in New York, promoting reports of probable tornado damage in Delaware and unleashing flash flooding and large hail across the region.

John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport were under a tornado warning Thursday afternoon after a storm with radar-indicated rotation moved toward Queens, New York.

Taken before at JFK pic.twitter.com/9yE9KAKoz4

— Charles Nolan KD2HJP (@Chaznolan) November 12, 2026

The National Weather Service issued the warning at 1:14 p.m. ET for Queens, saying a storm near Rockaway Beach was moving northeast at about 15 mph toward JFK Airport. The warning was in effect until 2 p.m. ET…

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