Event Summary

Periods of heavy rain caused flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas, including many streets. An emergency manager reported cars submerged on the Grand Central Parkway. The broadcast media reported street flooding in Manhattan along the West Side Highway and Hudson Parkway and in Brooklyn along the Belt Parkway. Trained spotters reported flooding of many area local streets. Periods of heavy rain continued throughout the day. Bands of torrential rain produced widespread and significant flash flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas, including streets, basements, roofs, and ceilings, as well as small creeks throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Trained spotters reported up to 6 feet of water in basements throughout Massapequa. They reported serious flooding along Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, where cars were submerged, and the Grand Central Parkway in Queens. Several trees and power poles were leaning from soggy ground. Preliminary damage cost estimates were $22 million for Long Island.