weather service says there has been sightings of two possible tornadoes in that region. as gregg was saying, looks like that cleared up. we'll see what happens next. meantime, anna kooiman is live in new york city with more from here. >> as you were mentioning severe weather popping up along the east coast from the carolinas to new england as a strong cold front continues pushing eastward. much of the northeast is under a tornado watch until later tonight, including new york city and the surrounding areas where a tornado touche morning in brooklyn and queens. the video you're about to see here is from breezy point in queens where firefighters have responded to reports of trees down, awnings and shingles being ripped off houses and some power outages. the general manager of the breezy point surf club tells the associated press that the storm ripped up cabanas and picked up industrial sized metal trash bins. the national weather service just minutes ago officially saying a tornado touched down with winds up to 70 miles per