A large portable restroom was sent speeding across a parking lot and down a flight of stairs during the height of Tropical Storm Isaias in Riis Park at Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens.

Additional footage from August 4 by storm chaser, John Huntington, shows strong winds coming in from along the waterfront.

He told Newsflare: "I'm a part-time professional photographer, and I'm also a storm chaser. I chase tornadoes in the plains each year, and when there is big weather here at home in NYC, I chase that as well.

"This storm was impressive. I'm a pretty big guy, and I had to lean into the wind to keep standing up straight. Luckily, the storm surge wasn't bad, or this could have been a lot worse."

During the height of tropical storm Isaias winds gusting over 40 MPH (measured locally) pushed a large portable restroom across a parking lot and then down a flight of stairs in Riis Park in the Rockaways, in Queens New York.

I call my self a part time professional photographer, and I'm also a storm chaser. I chase tornadoes in the plains each year and when there is big weather here at home in NYC I chase that as well. (More of my still work here: https://www.johnhuntington.photography/)

As for how this storm was, I've been in stronger storms but this one was impressive. I'm a pretty big guys and I had to lean into the wind to keep standing up straight. Luckily, the storm surge wasn't bad or this could have been a lot worse.