Event Summary

Rainfall Amounts: The axis of heaviest rain was oriented from southwest to northeast and extended from Central NJ northeast across the Lower Hudson Valley of Southeast NY and Southwest CT. Maximum rainfall rates from 1 to around 2 inches per hour lasted for at least 3 consecutive hours across parts of the Lower Hudson Valley from 2 pm until 6 pm on the 16th. Here are selected rainfall amounts for: Putnam County: from 11.73 inches at the George Fischer M.S. Weather Station in Carmel to 13.70 inches at Brewster. Bronx County: 7.51 inches was measured by the Fordham Prep School Weather Station. New York (Manhattan) County: from 4.06 inches at the Saint Rose of Lima Weather Station to 5.02 inches at Central Park. Richmond (Staten Island:) County: No reports were available. Kings (Brooklyn) County: from 3.83 inches at Graves End to 5.53 inches at the Bishop Kearney H.S. Weather Station. Queens County: from 3.27 inches at JFK Airport to 4.94 inches at LaGuardia Airport. Winds: Strong and gusty winds combined with torrential rain downed many trees, tree limbs, and power lines across the area. Significant power outages resulted. Most wind gusts were from 50 to 60 mph from around 1:30 pm on the 16th to around 2 am on the 17th.The storm flooded subway tunnels across the city, causing service disruptions. It dropped 10 to 15 inches of rain in 24 hours. Public schools were closed for the day.