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Heavy Rain/Flooding 4/30-5/1


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Hello:

 

Areal Flood Warning
Statement as of 5:36 PM EDT on April 30, 2014

 

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Flood Warning for urban areas and small streams in... Richmond (staten island) County in southeast New York... Bronx County in southeast New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeast New York... Nassau County in southeast New York... Queens County in southeast New York... Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeast New York...

* until 930 PM EDT

* at 535 PM EDT 1 to 2 inches of rain had fallen across the area. Moderate rain continues to fall with rainfall rates between 1/2 and 3/4 of an inch. An large area of moderate to heavy rain over south central New Jersey is moving northeast and should reach New York City and Nassau County between 630 and 700 PM. Rainfall rates of between an inch and an inch and a quarter was being reported with this. Minor nuisance flooding is already occurring in flood prone areas and this additional rain is expected to exacerbate the situation.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported. However...all interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause ponding of water in urban areas...highways...streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage areas and low lying spots.

To report flooding...have the nearest law enforcement agency relay your report to the National Weather Service forecast office.

 

Lat...Lon 4051 7427 4065 7418 4065 7406 4061 7405 4091 7391 4088 7378 4084 7376 4087 7373 4085 7366 4091 7364 4091 7350 4089 7348 4059 7349 4059 7378 4054 7394 4057 7393 4057 7401 4061 7405 4052 7413

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Can we crack the top 10? Need about 2" before midnight to make the list a bit more for top 10

CENTRAL PARK - 1869 to Present

Greatest Daily Precipitation

8.28" September 23rd, 1882

7.57" April 15th, 2007

7.40" November 8th, 1977

7.33" October 9th, 1903

5.81" August 14th, 2011

5.60" November 8th, 1972

5.54" September 21st, 1966

5.02" September 16th, 1999

4.98" October 1st, 1913

4.86" September 8th, 1934

4.80" August 16th, 1909

4.64" August 10th, 1990

4.35" October 19th, 1996

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Recent years have been notorious for producing record rainfall events 

with cutoff lows getting stuck  under strong blocking patterns.

We had the historic Nashville flood event this week back in 2010 to

go along with the historic rainfall totals around Pensacola. 

 

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/?n=may2010epicfloodevent

 

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/?n=flashflood_04292014

 

 

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This looks the 4th heaviest rainfall at Central Park since 2010 and tenth wettest day on record.

 

6.87".....8-28-11

6.37".....8-14-11

5.33".....9-08-11

5.12".....5-01-14

4.77".....6-08-13

4.64".....3-16-10

 

 

Greatest Daily Precipitation
   8.28"  September 23rd, 1882  7.57"  April 15th, 2007      7.40"  November 8th, 1977     7.33"  October 9th, 1903   5.81"  August 14th, 2011  5.60"  November 8th, 1972    5.54"  September 21st, 1966   5.02"  September 16th, 19994.98"  October 1st, 19134.97" April 30th  2014     4.86"  September 8th, 1934    4.80"  August 16th, 1909      4.64"  August 10th, 1990    4.35"  October 19th, 19964.26"  October 12th,20054.29" June 26th,1884      4.16"   June 7th,2013     

 

 

This matches up wit the increase in extreme daily rainfall events in the Northeast

and other regions during the 2000's.

 

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