NU Online News Service, Sept. 17, 2:10 p.m. EDT

The New York metropolitan area experienced heavy winds Thursday evening that caused "extensive property damage," according to the state Insurance Department (NYSID), and there is speculation a tornado may have touched down.

The National Weather Service in New York said it will survey damage throughout Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens today to determine whether a tornado or "straight line winds" occurred.

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