Event Summary

A low pressure system moved northeast from the Mid-Atlantic States across Northeast New Jersey and Eastern Connecticut on the 27th. A band of heavy rain occurred across Northeast New Jersey northeast across Southern Westchester County, mainly south of I-287, then across Southern Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut. Storm total rainfall amounts ranged from 2 to 3 inches, which resulted in flash flooding across parts of the region. Storm total rainfall amounts for: New York City - 2.04 inches was measured at Central Park. The broadcast media reported flash flooding of the: Jackie Robinson Parkway west bound at Forest Park in Queens at 10:09 am. West Side Highway north bound between 79th Street West and 125th Street West in Manhattan at 10:10 am. Cross County Parkway in both directions at the Bronx River Parkway on ramp and the Hutchinson River Parkway in both directions at Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon at 12:24 pm, and the Sprain Brook Parkway south bound after Route 100 in Yonkers at 12:24 pm.