Event Summary

As thunderstorms moved over the same area, they produced heavy rain for long periods of time. The heaviest rain, which fell in a band from Northern Richmond County northeast across New York County and extreme Southern Westchester County, caused widespread flooding of streets (such as the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester and Bronx Counties and FDR Drive in New York County), low-lying, and poor drainage areas. Rain fell at rates up to around 2 inches per hour. At LaGuardia Airport, 3.54 inches of rain fell and at Central Park, 2.38 inches was measured.