National Weather Service confirms tornado struck N.Y.'s Atlantic Beach

Damage from a tornado and Thursday's storms prompted a state of emergency in Nassau County, officials say.Friday morning, the National Weather Service confirmed the tornado. "Radar data, video of the waterspout coming onshore, and damage reports in the vicinity of the Sun and Surf Beach club in Atlantic Beach allow for confirmation of a tornadic touchdown in this area," the National Weather Service said in a statement. County Executive Bruce Blakeman discussed it in a news conference Friday morning. "Yesterday, at approximately 7:11 p.m., we had a tornado touched down here in Atlantic at the Sun and Surf Beach Club," Blakeman said at a news conference Friday morning. He said there was "extensive damage" but no serious injuries were reported. "Tornadoes form in an instant. And in this case, it started off over the ocean, worked its way over the land here in Atlantic Beach. A tornado warning was issued for parts of the county from about 6:45 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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