Tornado Leaves Thousands Without Power In L.I.

CBS) ISLIP, N.Y. The National Weather Service confirmed that an F-1 tornado touched down on the Islip area of Long Island Wednesday morning.

At the F1 level, a tornado carries hurricane-force winds that can reach 112 mph. It can peel off roofs, push mobile homes off their foundations or blow vehicles off the road.LIPA reports major power outages on Long Island. At its peak, some 51,000 customers were without power.

Currently, 12,900 still have no electricity.Meteorologist Brian Ciemnecki says the service received a number of reports of damage in the area after it issued a tornado warning between 9:19 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

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After Quake, Nuclear Worries in Japan

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (July 17) -- A powerful earthquake tipped over barrels of nuclear waste at a power plant in northern Japan, and officials Tuesday were investigating whether there were any radioactive leaks as thousands of quake survivors crowded shelters.

The death toll stood at nine a day after the 6.8-magnitude quake. One person was missing and another 13,000 rendered homeless, as rescue workers rushed to locate any survivors in the rubble - amid fears of landslides - and to restore severed utilities.

The quake caused a leak of water with radioactive material Monday at world's largest nuclear power plant at Kashiwazaki city, near the epicenter, although officials said that leak caused no harm to the environment.

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