NYC borough under tornado warning as ominous cloud swirled above JFK airport

A tornado warning was issued for parts of Queens on Thursday as an ominous cloud was seen on video swirling near John F. Kennedy Airport. The twister warning was issued for parts of southern Queens, including JFK Airport and southwestern Nassau County, until 2 p.m. as a nor’easter pummeled the Big Apple with pounding rain, according to the National Weather Service. Video obtained by Fox Weather showed captivated bystanders watching a dark, moving cloud dip low toward the horizon near the airport.

TORNADO WARNING AT NYC AIRPORT: An ominous cloud lowering loomed near JFK Airport as a supercell spun through the area Thursday, prompting a Tornado Warning for parts of Queens. The National Weather Service detected rotation on radar, triggering the warning at one of New York… pic.twitter.com/8B7HJdAgze — FOX Weather (@foxweather) November 13, 2026 “Tornado, yeah, it’s a warning. Go down,” a man is heard explaining to another person. “That’s spinning…” he said.

“It’s over the water right now. It’s coming this way. That’s it, there ain’t no basement they’re gonna let you in here.” Explore More MetLife Stadium field, stands cleared as severe weather slams metro area NYC slammed with harsh rain, floods as incoming nor’easter bringing severe storms across region Bombshell new memo reveals supercharged El Niño set to smash California: ‘Not normal’ There were no reports of the formation, known as a wall cloud, touching down on land, CBS News reported.

A flash flood warning was also in effect through 6:15 p.m. in southern Queens, while downpours of hail battered parts of the borough. A clip from Far Rockaway captured showers of icy pellets forcefully raining down on a back porch on Thursday afternoon, NBC New York reported. 3 Hail covers the front yard of a Howell, NJ, home during a storm on Nov. 12, 2026. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect 3 A young fan runs in the rain before a game between the New York Giants and the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Nov. 12, 2026.

USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect The strong low-pressure storm system made much of New York City bleary Thursday, with over 1.6 inches of rain reported in Central Park. On Friday, the city could see another third of an inch to an inch of rain — and even a few possible snowflakes in the Bronx — before precipitation tapers off around the afternoon, according to WABC. 3 Cars navigate through high water on Park Row in lower Manhattan at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge on Nov. 12, 2025.

William C Lopez/NY Post After the storm passes through the region, colder air and “pretty gusty winds out of the northwest” are to settle behind it. Overnight lows in the mid to high 30s are expected for the city and suburbs on Friday and Saturday, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Carl Erickson told The Post. “This will bring some of the chilliest air so far this season behind the storm,” Erickson said.