{"id":2647626,"date":"2026-08-21T05:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/storms-and-possible-tornadoes-pummel-the-northeast-us-flooding-roads-and-damaging-beaches\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T05:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:30:04","slug":"storms-and-possible-tornadoes-pummel-the-northeast-us-flooding-roads-and-damaging-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/storms-and-possible-tornadoes-pummel-the-northeast-us-flooding-roads-and-damaging-beaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms and possible tornadoes pummel the Northeast US, flooding roads and damaging beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstorms-and-possible-tornadoes-pummel-the-northeast-us-flooding-roads-and-damaging-beaches%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647626&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Heavy rains and strong winds affected teh Northeast U.S. on Thursday,causing notable weather-related disruptions. A possible tornado struck Atlantic Beach on Long Island, damaging a beach club and scattering debris. Emergency services in Nassau County reported property damage but no serious injuries or deaths, and declared a state of emergency. Flooding led to vehicles being stranded and road closures, including parts of the Long Island Expressway in Queens. In Jersey City,rescuers evacuated 69 peopel trapped by floodwaters. Dover, Delaware, experienced a likely tornado that caused damage such as fallen trees and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-without-power-in-texas-energy-prices-climb\/\" title=\"Millions Without ... In Texas; Energy Prices Climb\">downed power lines<\/a>, though injuries were minimal. Power outages affected over 1,000 customers initially, but most were resolved within hours. The weather service warned of waterspouts and tornado threats in the area,with conditions expected to improve later.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Heavy rain and winds pounded the Northeast U.S. on Thursday as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/storms\">storms<\/a> tore through a beach on Long Island, stranded dozens of people in their cars in New Jersey and knocked out power in parts of Delaware\u2019s capital city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos and video shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media show debris thrown<\/a> in the air and pummeling rain as a possible tornado touched down at Atlantic Beach on Long Island\u2019s outer barrier. It tore apart a major beach club, leaving broken beach chairs and wood beams littered across the shoreline.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4695737\/storms-and-possible-tornadoes-pummel-northeast\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Storms and possible tornadoes pummel the Northeast US, flooding roads and damaging beaches<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4695727\/mikie-sherrill-easier-to-get-ar-15-than-abortion\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mikie Sherrill claims it\u2019s \u2018easier to get an AR-15\u2019 than an abortion at bill signing ceremony in New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4695276\/walmart-trump-tariff-refunds-price-cuts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Walmart using billions in Trump tariff refunds to cut prices at stores<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said there were no reports of serious injuries or deaths, but there had been damage to property and a search team was making sure no one was trapped in the cabanas. He declared a state of emergency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are reports of people trapped in their vehicles due to flooding in the south shore, and first responders are assisting in their rescue,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sun and Surf Beach Club said buildings had been significantly damaged and it temporarily closed that club and nearby Silver Point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Weather Service had warned of waterspouts, tornado-like hazards that happen over water, in the area but wasn\u2019t able to immediately confirm a tornado on the beach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bryan Ramsey, a meteorologist for the weather service in New York, said the storm was moving East offshore Thursday evening and was expected to taper over the next several hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other parts of New York, flooding caused part of the Long Island Expressway in Queens to close in both directions, according to New York City Emergency Management. Photos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-generals-discuss-three-key-lessons-learned-from-ukraine\/\" title=\"Top Generals Discuss Three Key Lessons Learned From Ukraine\">social media showed lines<\/a> of stopped cars as emergency crews traversed the water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Jersey City, New Jersey, emergency crews rescued 69 people trapped in cars that had been overtaken by flash flooding Thursday, said Mayor James Solomon. Emergency crews waded through roads with knee-high water with small inflatable boats to help those stranded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A likely tornado touched down in Dover, Delaware, and caused significant damage across the city, the police department reported. There were no reports of serious injuries, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDover \u2014 please take this seriously. Stay home. Stay safe,\u201d the department said on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos and video online show fallen trees, downed power lines and flooded roads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Delaware Electric Cooperative said more than 1,000 customers didn\u2019t have power in the northern part of its service area, but within a few hours most of the outages had been fixed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northeast storms hit Long Island, NJ, and Delaware<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2647627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Summer-storms-New-Jersey-e1787302897184.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6353,84481,32173,4180,52903],"class_list":["post-2647626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-flooding","tag-northeast-us-2","tag-severe-weather","tag-storm","tag-tornado-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Summer-storms-New-Jersey-e1787302897184.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647626"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647630,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647626\/revisions\/2647630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}