This photo provided by Joey Mure shows a storm cloud over the Breezy Point area of Queens, New York, Sept. 8, 2012. Two tornadoes struck New York City on Saturday, one swept out of the sea and hit a beachfront neighborhood and the second, stronger twister hit moments later, hurling debris in the air, knocking out power and startling residents who once thought of twisters as a Midwestern phenomenon.
In this photo provided by Gothamist, dark clouds loom over the skyline, Sept. 8, 2012, in New York.
People brave the weather during a heavy rainstorm in Washington on September 8, 2012. Severe thunderstorms hit the region and a tornado hit Fairfax County in nearby Virginia but no damage or casualties were reported, according to local media.
A security guard stands in the tunnel as the seating area and field stand evacuated due to lightning and tornado warnings during halftime of the USC Trojans game against the Syracuse Orange, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sept. 8, 2012.
A tornado is seen from the Belt Parkway in Queens, New York, Sept. 8, 2012.
Damage is seen from a tornado that touched down on September 8, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
Cabana owner Janet Ryan is overcome by emotion as she sits on the porch at the Breezy Point Surf Club in New York, Sept. 8, 2012. A tornado swept out of the sea and hit the beachfront neighborhood in New York City, forcing the cabanas owners to shut down so they could clean up the debris and the damage.
A lifeguard cleans up debris from a tornado that touched down on September 8, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
Lifeguards and maintenance crew clean up debris from a tornado that touched down on September 8, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
A downed power line lies in the sand in front of damaged cabanas at the Breezy Point Surf Club after a possible tornado touched down in the area during a severe storm in the Queens section of New York, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.