Twin Waterspouts Seen Over Lake Erie as Tropical Storm Isaias Sweeps Through New York

A pair of waterspouts was seen on Lake Erie from Dunkirk in New York state as Tropical Storm Isaias blew through the region on August 4.

Damaging winds were reported in New York City on Tuesday afternoon as a tornado watch was put in place for the city and the tri-state area until 4 pm.

Around 260,000 people were left without power due the storm according to Con Edison, which said the outage was the second largest in its history. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said there were 870,000 outages across the state.

A 60-year-old man was killed by a falling branch in Queens, according to reports. Credit: therafamafia via Storyful