Event Summary

The remnants of Tropical Storm Josephine moved rapidly northeast, off the Atlantic Coast during Tuesday, October 8th. It passed east of Long Island just after midnight on October 9th. It produced 1 to 3 inches of rain that caused localized flooding of streets and poor drainage areas across the region. This low also caused strong gusty winds. Here are selected rainfall amounts for: New York City: from 1.61 inches at LaGuardia Airport to 2.18 inches at Kennedy Airport. At Central Park, 1.90 inches was measured. Nassau County: from 1.37 inches at Levittown to 2.60 inches at Lynbrook. Most wind gusts measured at the airports were from 40 to 50 mph. However, a 58 mph wind gust was measured at Suffolk County Airport in Westhampton Beach.