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rainfall in NYC from a tropical storm/hurricane...Floyd is in eight place on this list...Irene is third...
date.................amount........
Sept 1882.......10.63"
Sept 1944.........7.76" great Atlantic hurricane
Aug 2011..........6.87" Irene
Aug 1955..........6.32" Connie
Aug 1971..........5.96" Doria
Sept 1938.........5.74"
Sept 1934.........5.48"
Sept 1999.........5.44" Floyd
Aug 1879..........4.59"
Aug 1976..........4.28" Belle
Oct 1877...........4.07"
Aug 1893..........3.94"
Sept 1904.........3.85"
Aug 1991..........3.72" Bob
Sept 1985.........3.58" Gloria
July 1960...........3.56"
Sept 1954.........3.30" Carol
Sept 1960.........2.42" Donna

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54 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

The bulk fell in 12 to 15 hours. There were times it would quit and then we'd get torrential downpours. It did that all day long but with much less wind than expected.

we got 1-2" from the trough that was pulling floyd up the coast before the actual tropical rains. i also remember a dry slot that set up right over the turnpike

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7 minutes ago, NJwx85 said:

Amazingly I barely had an inch.

The 14-18 inch amounts were confined to a very small area near where the little red dot is.

More than 14-inches of rain fell in a small area of southeastern Sussex and northwestern Morris County in northwestern New Jersey during August 11-14, 2000.

Flood peaks at some U.S. Geological Survey gauging stations on Lake Hopatcong, Musconetcong River, Green Pond Brook, Rockaway River, and Russia Brook tributary were the highest ever recorded.

About 2,700 homes and businesses in Sussex, Morris, Warren and Hunterdon Counties were flooded, and about 2,600 people were evacuated.

Many bridges, dams, and roads were damaged or destroyed. Damage was estimated at $179 million, and Sussex and Morris Counties were declared Federal Disaster Areas. (Courtesy U.S.G.S. Fact Sheet FS-104-01, Dec. 2001)

The areas hit most severely were in Sussex and Morris Counties, with the storm centered over the townships of Sparta, Hopatcong and Jefferson. A total of four dams completely failed as a result of the ensuing floods.

Automated rain gauges from the New Jersey Automated Flood Warning System (AFWS), under the National Weather Service (NWS) reported rainfall data of 5.67 inches and 8.49 inches for West Wharton and Berkshire Valley respectively. These readings were taken over a 24-hour duration from 8:00 AM, Saturday, August 12, 2000 to 8:00 AM, Sunday, August 13, 2000. Preliminary rainfall data from the Passaic Flood Warning System reported rainfall gauge recordings of 18.65 inches* and 14.11 inches* for Jefferson Township and Sparta Mt. respectively. See graphical display of rainfall.

As a result of the flooding, the Dam Safety Section dispatched emergency inspection teams, consisting of section engineers, to assess damages and hazards associated with the area dams. Engineers conducted preliminary inspections of the entire impacted area on Sunday, August 13, 2000. Beginning on Monday, August 14, 2000 and ending on Thursday, August 17, 2000, teams were sent to specific areas to conduct more detailed investigations of all affected dams.

The NJDEP Dam Safety Section inspected over 50 dams to assess the impact of the storm. To date, the Section documented complete failure of four dams and notable damage to an additional 26 dams. The following table identifies the dams that were damaged by the storm:

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2 hours ago, doncat said:

Floyd heaviest rains were west of me with around 6" falling here.

Somerset county NJ got pummeled...Bound Brook was under water and it came up fast. I normally just check in here in winter but wanted to see of the same sort of model wobbling happened during rain events, and it seems that it does. Except a few missed rain amounts doesn't have the same effect as missed snow; I can feel the wind horsing already in NJ and went fishing today because the weekend will be a wash, but it seems fish don't bite with storms coming around. Can't remember such dreary cold weather in May. 

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4 minutes ago, bluewave said:

The 14-18 inch amounts were confined to a very small area near where the little red dot is.

More than 14-inches of rain fell in a small area of southeastern Sussex and northwestern Morris County in northwestern New Jersey during August 11-14, 2000.

Flood peaks at some U.S. Geological Survey gauging stations on Lake Hopatcong, Musconetcong River, Green Pond Brook, Rockaway River, and Russia Brook tributary were the highest ever recorded.

About 2,700 homes and businesses in Sussex, Morris, Warren and Hunterdon Counties were flooded, and about 2,600 people were evacuated.

Many bridges, dams, and roads were damaged or destroyed. Damage was estimated at $179 million, and Sussex and Morris Counties were declared Federal Disaster Areas. (Courtesy U.S.G.S. Fact Sheet FS-104-01, Dec. 2001)

The areas hit most severely were in Sussex and Morris Counties, with the storm centered over the townships of Sparta, Hopatcong and Jefferson. A total of four dams completely failed as a result of the ensuing floods.

Automated rain gauges from the New Jersey Automated Flood Warning System (AFWS), under the National Weather Service (NWS) reported rainfall data of 5.67 inches and 8.49 inches for West Wharton and Berkshire Valley respectively. These readings were taken over a 24-hour duration from 8:00 AM, Saturday, August 12, 2000 to 8:00 AM, Sunday, August 13, 2000. Preliminary rainfall data from the Passaic Flood Warning System reported rainfall gauge recordings of 18.65 inches* and 14.11 inches* for Jefferson Township and Sparta Mt. respectively. See graphical display of rainfall.

As a result of the flooding, the Dam Safety Section dispatched emergency inspection teams, consisting of section engineers, to assess damages and hazards associated with the area dams. Engineers conducted preliminary inspections of the entire impacted area on Sunday, August 13, 2000. Beginning on Monday, August 14, 2000 and ending on Thursday, August 17, 2000, teams were sent to specific areas to conduct more detailed investigations of all affected dams.

The NJDEP Dam Safety Section inspected over 50 dams to assess the impact of the storm. To date, the Section documented complete failure of four dams and notable damage to an additional 26 dams. The following table identifies the dams that were damaged by the storm:

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Yeah pretty amazing training there. I probably would have :cliff: if that happened today.

I'm not going to be happy until the radar looks like this.

Image result for August 11 2000 NJ radar

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...fluke season opens tomorrow {wed.may 17)..will give it a shot and see

what Moriches Bay has to offer..weather will be fine..with the only issue being the development

of sea breezes that will develop in the afternoon and cool temps back to low 60's..so..go early!

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2 hours ago, BxEngine said:

Well that cant be right. We were told it would go negative this past winter. :P

We have been on quite a roll. Every +PDO winter since 2000 has featured normal to above normal seasonal snowfall around the area. 

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27 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Perfectly fine with me. Three outside jobs. And the subway becomes a death trap during prolonged heat. Surprisingly it's not bad down there right now!!

The San Francisco Bay area is probably be the best place for year round outdoor workers. Mild winters with no snow to worry about and cool summers. 

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15 hours ago, bluewave said:

The San Francisco Bay area is probably be the best place for year round outdoor workers. Mild winters with no snow to worry about and cool summers. 

I would take pretty much any place in Hawaii as the best all year.

They do have a rainy season but so does the Bay area. Also the Northern portions of each island tends to be drier than the Southern portion.

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