![After tornado warning, as many as 10 trees uprooted in Fort Washington Park](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f1eca6_dd57de36bc2a4b6596b154d89eacc098~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/f1eca6_dd57de36bc2a4b6596b154d89eacc098~mv2.jpg)
It turns out the Sunday night storm that came with a last-minute tornado warning in parts of New York caused major damage in Upper Manhattan.
![A tornado warning preceded a storm that uprooted trees in Fort Washington Park](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f1eca6_e141d91c2f794689911d67872ffc5c16~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_149,h_86,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/f1eca6_e141d91c2f794689911d67872ffc5c16~mv2.jpg)
Although it was later downgraded to straight-line winds, the storm toppled as many as ten large trees in Fort Washington Park.
![Trees uprooted in Fort Washington Park after tornado warnings](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f1eca6_638542962f314ca59e9de0a113cd2523~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_116,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/f1eca6_638542962f314ca59e9de0a113cd2523~mv2.jpg)
By Thursday, crews had removed most of the fallen trees, leaving just their massive—and in most cases completely uprooted—stumps.
![A tornado warning preceded a storm that uprooted trees in Fort Washington Park](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f1eca6_13ef26ff1dee4328a984aadbd3685b1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_117,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/f1eca6_13ef26ff1dee4328a984aadbd3685b1f~mv2.jpg)
Local visitors will be sure to appreciate the quick clean-up. The picturesque area just south of the George Washington Bridge has become a true oasis during the pandemic.