Bahamas Tornado Sweeps Nassau Airport (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

By: Jon Erdman

Published: September 18,2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tornado Takes Bahamas Vacation

A tornado touched down near the Lynden Pindling International Airport on New Providence Island in Nassau, Bahamas around 2:45 p.m. on Sep. 17, 2013. We have the photos and video of this impressive sight below.

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Tornado Nassau, The Bahamas

Description: This tornado touched down about 2:45 pm EST. It pushed an airplane into a building, crumpling the wing and then at the gener...

 

 

 

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A better shot as the tornado made contact. #Bahamas pic.twitter.com/JpSQNYd79v

3:14 PM - 17 Sep 2013

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1. Lynden Pindling Int'l Airport is located about 10 miles west-southwest of Downtown Nassau. (Image below: Google Maps)
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   Airport workers run from a tornado at Lynden Pindling International Airport.  (Image:  iWitnessWeather contributor dixon456)
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   Multiple small planes were damaged at the airport. Thanks to @THISISRAZZ for this collage of damage photos.

    

    

    

    

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   @JimCantore no loss of life , but many aircrafts damage pic.twitter.com/E3GZhNmUDb

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   Tornadoes and waterspouts are nothing new to the Bahamas. South Florida and the Florida Keys are waterspout hotspots, after all. A March 29, 2010 tornado killed three at a Freeport, Bahamas shipyard.