NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service reported a tornado may have touched down in the New York City borough of Queens on Saturday morning, pulling down power lines, throwing around cars and damaging property.

The weather service said in a preliminary report that a tornado may have hit Breezy Point, a neighbourhood on the Rockaway Peninsula of Queens. The New York Police Department said there were no immediate reports of injuries.

"It looked like a tornado. It was like a twister and it took everything into the air," said Caitlin Walsh, 24, who works at the Breezy Point Surf Club and watched the storm with her co-workers from their office.

"The windows on the whole building broke, the lights went out, and the rain was pouring in. Everything was shaking. It was really crazy," Walsh added.

Tornadoes are extremely rare in the largest and most densely populated U.S. city.

The severe weather forced the U.S. Open tennis women's singles final at Flushing Meadows to be delayed from Saturday evening until Sunday, the U.S. Tennis Association said.

A National Weather Service advisory warned of more storms and possible tornadoes through the evening in other parts of the north-eastern United States including sections of New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

A spokesman for the New York Fire Department said there were reports of damage throughout the city but that the department had not yet confirmed the reports.

He said that in the borough of Brooklyn trees had been uprooted, power lines were down and a section of a roof of a house had been taken off.

"We have confirmed large trees were uprooted and electrical wires taken down. We also have confirmation a house roof being compromised. The roof has been taken off," he said.

(Editing by Greg McCune, Will Dunham and Mohammad Zargham)

• IHH Healthcare earnings up 3.6% to RM127.27m
• Petronas Dagangan Q1 earnings down 3.7% to RM237m
• Japan's tumble drags key regional, European markets lower (Update)
• KUB in JV with Singapore's Hiap Seng for Petronas project
• TDM to plant 5,000ha of new trees every year in Kalimantan
• KLCI falls to low of 1,765, rattled by Japan, HK
• Japan stocks crash on volatile bonds, weak China data; Nikkei ends down 7.3%
• MISC posts RM300m net profit in Q1, sees challenging year ahead (Update)
• KL Kepong slips to low of RM21.36 as quarterly profit drops
• Maybank's Q1 earnings up 11.8% to RM1.506b (Update)
• Lafarge Cement positive on markets, mulls expanding capacity
• Dayang Enterprise awards RM705m contract to Perdana Petroleum
• KLCI pauses, Japan, Hong Kong key indices slide (Update)
• ECM Libra plans to exit PN17 by year-end
• China HSBC flash PMI hits 7-mth low, fans growth fears

• Ranger, militant killed in Thai south shootout
• Japan man, 80, scales Everest, sets record
• Philippines vows to defend territory against China
• S. Korean girl killed by suicide jumper
• Ecuador warns satellite could hit rocket remains
• Short-story writer Davis wins Booker International Prize
• Two babies among US tornado victims
• Anti-Islamist protests flare following London attack
• 'British solider' butchered in suspected Islamist attack (Updated)

• Rugby: Former All Black coach Henry on misconduct charge
• Ice queen Nicol into British Open quarters
• Australia to consider following ban on anchor putters
• Intxausti wins 16th stage, Nibali still keeps pink jersey
• Indonesia drawn to meet China again – in knockout stage
• Results worldwide
• Malacca sprinter Mohd Azam Masri out to create history by winning five events in MSSM meet
• Athletics runs in the veins of Vallabouy family
• Chinese long jumper Jinzhe claims another Olympic scalp
• Dane Jorgensen’s wish is to avoid Chinese ace Lin Dan in World Championships
• National badminton team’s lack of depth a glaring factor in home tourney
• Khim Wah-V Shem perform above expectations in Sudirman Cup debut
• Jindapon aims to qualify for 2016 Olympics
• Kenichi’s goal is to take Japan into Sudirman Cup semi-finals
• Dong-keun shows he’s a capable replacement

• Please wait.

• Actress’ barking pet saves her from attacker in late night incident
• Transport Ministry reveals new FT registration plate to start with W1A
• In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
• Tian Chua, Haris Ibrahim, Tamrin Ghafar detained (Update)
• What comes after WYY?
• Verdict ends three years of restlessness for family, says Sosilawati's daughter
• All four accused guilty in murder of Sosilawati Lawiya and three others (Update)
• Chromebook to help rural pupils leapfrog into parity with urban peers
• Astro and Maxis to deliver new-age TV service in Klang Valley
• Japan's wartime brothels were wrong, says 91-year-old veteran