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A cluster of heavy thunderstorms produced torrential rain that resulted in widespread and significant flash flooding across the region. Maximum 1 hour rainfall rates were estimated at 2 to 3 inches. The storm total rainfall for this event ranged from around 3 to 6 inches. Nassau Community College measured 5.18 inches. Other amounts included 4.20 inches in Holtsville and 3.35 inches in Fresh Meadows.||Thunderstorms produced many frequent and intense lightning strikes that resulted in more than 20,000 customers without power across portions of Long Island, as reported by the Long Island Power Authority.||A severe thunderstorm produced an EF1 tornado in East Islip Terrace.

A Nor���Easter occurred during Sunday and Monday, April 15th and 16th. It brought heavy rain and high winds that caused widespread and significant river, stream, and urban flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. High winds downed many trees and power lines across Eastern Suffolk County. The combination of high winds, heavy rain, and high water tables produced widespread moderate tidal flooding across parts of the New York City and Long Island Sound shores through Thursday, April 19th. Significant river flooding lasted through April 17th.|Storm Total Rainfall amounts ranged from 1.47 inches at Lindenhurst to 8.41 inches at Central Park:|Nassau County rainfall ranged from 1.54 inches at Oceanside to 3.60 inches at East Meadow.|New York City rainfall ranged from 2.70 inches at JFK Airport to 8.41 inches at Central Park. At LaGuardia Airport, 7.00 inches was measured.|Orange County rainfall ranged from 4.26 inches in Westtown to 8.00 inches at Cornwall.|Suffolk County rainfall ranged from 1.47 inches at Lindenhurst to 5.41 inches at Greenlawn.|Westchester County rainfall ranged from 5.85 inches in Yorktown Heights to 8.22 inches in East White Plains.|Flooding from Rainfall:|Many small rivers, streams, and brooks rose over their banks within 12 hours of the heavy rainfall during Sunday, April 15th. The Wallkill River rose over its' banks the following day, on Monday, April 16th.|The Orange County Department of Emergency Services reported emergency declarations in the towns of Deerpark and Blooming Grove and in the villages of Washingtonville, Greenwood Lake, and South Blooming Grove. Many road closures were reported in the towns of Newburgh, Blooming Grove, Cornwall, Crawford, Deerpark, Walkill, and many other towns and villages throughout the county. Evacuations occurred in the towns of Woodbury, Tuxedo, Deerpark, and Washingtonville.|River Flood Observations include:|In Orange County, the Wallkill River at Gardiner rose to its' flood stage of 13 feet at 8:15 am on April 16th, crested at 14.9 feet at 7:08 pm on April 16th, then fell below flood stage at noon on April 17th.|Urban Flood Observations include:|Brooklyn - Street flooding was reported along the Belt Parkway.|Manhattan - Street flooding was reported along the FDR Drive.|Orange County - Moodna Creek flooded at Washingtonville. Houses were flooded.|Putnam County - The Taconic State Parkway and I-84 intersection near Miller Hill Road was flooded.|Queens - A partial road closure was reported along the Van Wyck Expressway at Jewel Avenue.|Rockland County - The south bound lanes closed near the intersection of Route 9 and Broadway.|Westchester County - NY State Police reported flooding closures at Exit 7 of I 287, Exits 18A, 18B, and 22 of I 95, and I 95 south bound between exits 19 and 17. A spotter reported a partial road closure along the Hutchinson River Parkway at Linden Avenue in Harrison. The Bronx River Parkway was closed in White Plains.|High Wind Observations include:|East winds increased during the day, Sunday as the low approached. Wind speeds gusted from 35 to 55 mph. As the low moved toward Long Island, another period of high winds occurred during Sunday night with peak wind speeds from 45 to 55 mph.|Peak wind gusts in mph on April 15th included:|Bronx County - |47 mph at Maritime College NERON site at 1:41 pm|Queens County - |48 mph from the east at JFK Airport|Nassau County - |45 mph from the east at Farmingdale Republic Airport|41 mph at Merrick at 5:59 pm|Suffolk County - |61 mph from the east at 1:45 pm at Shinnecock Inlet|56 mph at 9:25 pm at Baiting Hollow|56 mph around 9 pm at Brookhaven National Lab|51 mph from the east at Islip McArthur Airport|50 mph at Fire Island NERON site|Tidal Flood Observations include:|Widespread moderate to major beach erosion occurred across the south and east shores of Long Island. Moderate coastal flooding occurred along the Atlantic and Long Island Sound shores of New York City and Long Island around the times of high tide starting Sunday evening, and lasting through Thursday, April 19th. The highest surges of 3 to 4 feet occurred across the Atlantic shores of Suffolk County during Sunday evening. Because of the new moon on April 17th, the highest water levels (and highest tidal departures) occurred during Tuesday, April 17th. Water slowly receded during the remainder of the week, when mainly minor tidal flooding occurred during Wednesday and Thursday.

Two severe weather episodes occurred during July 12th: the first occurred during the afternoon from around 2:30 pm until 6:30 pm, the second from around 11 pm until 1:30 am on the 13th.Both severe weather episodes brought damaging winds, including a tornado that developed in Grandview On Hudson in Rockland County and tracked east to northeast across Central Westchester County as an F2 tornado before it dissipated east of North Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Thunderstorms also produced torrential rain that caused flash flooding of the FDR service road at 34th Street in the Murray Hill Section of Manhattan.During the second episode, emergency managers reported a wall collapse in Washington Heights between 10th and 11th Avenues. A trained spotter reported downed trees in Syosset. Law enforcement reported downed trees and power lines in Huntington, Dix Hills, Commack, and Greenlawn. Thunderstorms produced flash flooding in East Meadow and Nesconset, which resulted in road closures.

A low pressure system developed in the Gulf Of Mexico and rapidly intensified as it moved north to northeast. The low passed over the Appalachian Mountains and moved slowly west of the local area during Saturday and Sunday, April 2nd and 3rd. Widespread heavy rain along with embedded heavy showers and thunderstorms occurred with this system. Storm Total Rainfall amounts ranged from around 1.00 inch on parts of Long Island to nearly 4.00 inches across parts of the Lower Hudson Valley. During March 28th and 29th, only 3 to 5 days earlier, another low dumped 2.00 to 3.00 inches of rain across the region as it moved north to northeast along the eastern seaboard. These wet antecedent conditions primed the local area for additional widespread urban flooding with 3 to 7 inches of rain occurring in less than 5 days.Heavy rain caused widespread urban flooding. Most small streams and rivers overflowed their banks. In addition, high wind gusts from 46 to 57 mph, associated with heavier showers, downed trees.The Delaware River overflowed its' banks across the Port Jervis-Deer Park area of extreme Western Orange County during Sunday, April 3rd. It rose above its' flood stage of 18.0 feet around 2:30 am. The river crested at 20.53 feet at 12:15 pm, then receded below its' flood stage between 9:15 pm and 9:30 pm on April 3rd. The Orange County Office of Emergency Management reported 100 basements flooded ($1 M) in Port Jervis and 160 houses damaged ($16 M) in Deer Park. Port Jervis officials issued a mandatory evacuation for people living along the Delaware River. The town of Deer Park was placed under a State of Emergency.The Wallkill River at Gardiner reached its' flood stage of 13.0 feet at 3:00 am on April 3rd. It crested at 13.77 feet at 10:00 am, then receded below flood stage during the afternoon.The Mahwah River at Suffern reached its' flood stage of 4.0 feet by 3:15 pm and crested at 5.99 feet at 9:15 pm on April 2nd. It gradually receded below flood stage by 10:45 pm on April 3rd.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:Orange County - from 2.00 inches at Blooming Grove to 3.80 inches at Monroe. At Port Jervis, the cooperative weather observer measured 3.24 inches. A spotter reported flooding of several streets in Greenwood Lake. A spotter reported Moodna creek overflowing its' banks in New Windsor at 2:10 pm on April 2nd.Putnam County - 1.97 inches was measured at Carmel.Rockland County - from 2.37 inches at Orangeburg to 3.37 inches at Stony Point.Westchester County - from 2.25 inches at Armonk to 3.52 inches at Yorktown Heights.New York City - from 1.24 inches at JFK Airport in Queens to 2.08 inches at Parkchester in the Bronx. At Central Park, 1.80 inches was measured. At LaGuardia Airport, 1.67 inches was measured.Nassau County - from 1.15 inches at Lido Beach to 1.67 inches at Lynbrook.Suffolk County - from 1.00 inch at Dix Hills to 1.64 inches at Shirley. At Islip McArthur Airport, 1.29 inches was measured.Here are selected peak wind gusts for:Orange County - from 36 mph at Montgomery Airport on April 3rd to 44 mph at Stewart Airport in Newburgh on April 2nd.Putnam County - 30 mph at Carmel on April 2nd.Rockland County - from 35 mph at Stony Point to 53 mph at Blauvelt on April 2nd at 11:25 pm.Westchester County - 40 mph wind gust at Westchester County Airport in White Plains on April 2nd.New York City - from 48 mph at Central Park at 7:42 pm to 58 mph at LaGuardia Airport at 8:36 pm on April 2nd. At JFK Airport, a 49 mph wind gust was measured at 8:44 pm on April 2nd. A spotter reported downed power lines in Far Rockaway.Nassau County - from 38 mph at Great Neck at 7:30 pm to 44 mph at Levittown at 11:00 pm on April 2nd.Suffolk County - from 44 mph at Islip and Riverhead between 10:00 pm and 11:00 pm to 56 mph at Kings Park and Stony Brook at 11:00 pm on April 2nd.

As severe thunderstorms moved across the region, they produced high winds and heavy rain. High winds downed many trees and power lines across the region. Heavy rain produced flash floods in the Bronx.

A severe thunderstorm produced high winds and torrential rain as it passed over Larchmont. High winds downed many trees, which fell on houses, uprooted sidewalks, and downed power lines in a 15 to 20 block area. This storm also downed trees and power lines in Mamaroneck. Torrential rain also caused flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas.Heavy rains caused widespread significant ponding of water in poor drainage and low-lying areas in the New York City area. In Staten Island, several cars became inundated with water and stalled. Several people required rescue from their cars. In Manhattan, flooding caused the closure of a large segment of West Side highway between 100th and 120th Streets.These heavy rains also led to rises in area rivers and streams. In Rockland County, the Mahwah River at Suffern was above its' flood stage of 4.0 ft. from 4:56 PM EDT on June 23rd until 3:42 AM EDT on June 24th. The crest stage was 5.8 ft. at 7:00 PM on June 23rd. Also, in Stony Point, a 17 year old male was swept into floodwaters at a culvert on Willow Grove Drive. He was rescued, and suffered only minor injuries. Frequent cloud to ground lightning also accompanied some of these thunderstorms. Lightning struck a house at 29 Captain Shankey Drive in Haverstraw at 2:56 pm EDT and struck a person at 1 Lyle Terrace at 3:15 pm EDT. In Westchester County, lightning struck a utility pole in Yorktown, causing hot electrical wires to fall on an occupied Sports Utility Vehicle. The occupant was briefly trapped in the vehicle, but was uninjured.

A strong and slow-moving coastal storm produced widespread heavy rain and strong gusty winds throughout southeast New York from Wednesday March 21st through Thursday March 22nd. A tight pressure gradient between the intensifying low pressure system off the mid Atlantic coast and a strong high pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes produced wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph from Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday morning. These strong wind gusts caused several buildings in Manhattan to lose scaffolding and broke some windows. On Long Island and other portions of southeast New York, strong winds combined with nearly saturated ground from heavy rainfall, caused trees to fall onto power lines, and resulted in scattered power outages. In addition to the strong gusty winds, heavy rainfall also occurred during this storm. Across the lower Hudson Valley, one to two inches of rain were common. Two to three inches of rain were common with this storm across New York City and Long Island, with some localized amounts reaching 4 inches. This triggered urban flooding in several areas, and created hazardous driving conditions for the Wednesday evening commute and the Thursday morning commute across the New York City metropolitan area.Here are some storm total rainfall amounts:For New York County (Manhattan): 2.31 inches at Central Park.For Queens County: 1.91 inches at La Guardia Airport, to 2.25 inches at John F. Kennedy International Airport.For Kings County (Brooklyn): 4.16 inches at Gravesend.For Richmond County (Staten Island): 3 inches at Annadale.For Nassau County: 1.48 inches at Hicksville, to 2.65 inches at Lido Beach.For Suffolk County: 2.02 inches at St. James, to 3.08 inches at Upton.

Lines of severe thunderstorms swept southeast across the region. They produced one F1 tornado, one funnel cloud, and high winds that downed many trees and power lines and caused at least 11 injuries, 8 of which were in New York City.Based on a storm survey performed by NWS staff, an F1 tornado occurred around 7:05 pm EDT in the continental village region of the town of Cortlandt, about 3 miles north of Peekskill on the Westchester and Putnam Counties border. The tornado was classified as an F1 based on tree damage and their associated patterns. Touch down was on the southwest corner of the intersection of Highland Drive and Heath Terrace. The tornado moved northeast along the southeast shore of Cortlandt Lake in a counter-clockwise arched pattern lifting just south of the intersection of Schuyler Lane and Putnam Road. The Path Length was about 0.3 miles and Path Width averaged 33 yards. In the vicinity of Tyron Circle and Putnam Road, the tornado was at its' widest and strongest. Damage occurred to about 20 houses, with 7 houses incurring moderate damage. The tornado apparently reformed in 2 other locations as the severe thunderstorm moved east: Sprout Brook Road (Path Length about 0.15 miles) and Lakeview Road (Path Length just less than 0.1 miles). Numerous trees of 1 1/2 to 2 feet in diameter were snapped, mainly about 20 to 25 feet above the ground. Three telephone poles were snapped in the middle. Meteorologically, this tornado formed on the roll of a gust front that moved nearly 50 mph across the region and was likely on the ground for less than 1 minute.Here's a brief summary of damage reports received:In Orange County, a 60 mph wind gust was reported at the Plattekill Service Area along the NYS Thruway, just north of Leptondale. There were numerous reports of wires down, trees down on houses and cars and trees blocking roads in the vicinity of Wawayanda, Middletown, Cornwall, Goshen, Chester, and Newburgh.In Rockland County, a tree fell on and damaged a house on Mountain Avenue in Hillburn. Trees were also downed in New City. A large tree fell on a car in Haverstraw.In Putnam County, several trees and power lines were downed in Carmel and Brewster.In Westchester County, numerous trees were downed at Croton On Hudson, numerous trees and power lines were downed at Ossining, a tree fell on a house at Yonkers, and trees were downed in Valhalla.In Bronx County, numerous trees were downed countywide.In Kings County, one person was injured when a large store sign fell on top of people. A large inflatable structure was blown over. Lightning struck a tent at Old Fulton and Everett Streets around 8:40 pm EDT, which caused 5 injuries.In New York County, a scaffold collapsed on 7 cars at 94th Street and Second Avenue at 7:55 pm EDT. Debris blew off a scaffold and fell on and injured one person at 84th Street and Broadway around 8:00 pm. A tree fell on and injured one child at 214th Street and Indian Road around 8:00 pm. At Central Park, a peak wind gust of 38 mph occurred from the north at 7:38 pm.In Queens County, a spotter estimated a wind gust to 80 mph that caused a building collapse in Rockaway Beach. Numerous trees were downed in Queens Village. At JFK Airport, a peak wind gust of 45 mph occurred from the northwest at 7:59 pm EDT. At LaGuardia Airport, a peak wind gust of 44 mph occurred from the northwest at 7:42 pm.In Nassau County, a 60 mph wind gust caused wind damage in Levittown.In Suffolk County, high winds downed trees in Stony Brook and Setauket. One tree fell onto a car that injured a passenger on Lower Sheep Pasture Road around 8:03 pm EDT. An airplane pilot saw a funnel cloud and reported 0.75-inch diameter hail in Smithtown around 8:12 pm. A large tree was downed in Wading River around 8:17 pm.