907  
NWUS51 KOKX 220303  
LSROKX  
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
1103 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
 
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
 
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0647 PM TORNADO 1 W ATLANTIC BEACH 40.59N 73.75W  
08/20/2026 NASSAU NY NWS STORM SURVEY  
 
NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO  
PRODUCING A NARROW SWATH OF DAMAGE WITH  
ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF 65 TO 97 MPH ACROSS  
THE FAR WESTERN END OF ATLANTIC BEACH  
BETWEEN 647PM AND 650PM. MODERATE TO MAJOR  
DAMAGE TO NEARLY 50 BEACH BUNGALOWS AND  
STORAGE UNITS AND ADJACENT DECKING AND  
RAILING, AS WELL AS WINDOW DAMAGE TO NEARLY  
30 CARS, AND DESTRUCTION OF 30 YARDS OF SAND  
FENCING.  
 

 
 

 
 
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