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23 minutes ago, Rjay said:

At a friend's house in Merrick. It's been absolutely pouring here for over an hour.  Some thunder and lightning as well. 

Good morning Rjay. NWS NOAA CPK as of 12:51am, .65 total. Rain is currently moderate to heavy over the postage stamp. We are both up late, hopefully for different reasons. Stay well and dry. As always …

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The last 8 days of April are averaging    54degs.(47/60) or -4.

Month to date is     59.1[+6.9].     April should end at   57.7[+4.0].

Reached 65 here yesterday.

Today:   64-67, wind se. to w.-breezy, rain ending w. to e., 49 tomorrow AM.

55*(99%RH) here at 7am.       61* at Noon.        64* at 2pm.      Reached 68* at 4pm.     

 

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1.24 in the bucket.  Pollen has been washed out for now.   Peaks of sun and should get us to 70 today.  Dry Mon (4/24) - Wed (4/26) but step down normal / cooler before very unsettled period.  By Thu (4/27)  through the end of the month and into the first work week next month looks to feature lots of clouds, cooler weather with lot of clouds and chances for rain with likely one big rain maker towards the 30th.

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The current rainstorm has been impressive in parts of the NYC area. Newark has now picked up 1.01" of rain today, which ties the daily mark set in 1986. New York City has seen 1.51" of rain today and a two-day total of 2.19".

Back in 2006, a much more intense rainfall occurred with daily amounts reaching 3"-6" across parts of Long Island into Connecticut, NYC and nearby Westchester County. The PNS from that 4/22-23 event is below:

000 
NOUS41 KOKX 231935 CCA
PNSOKX
CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-232300-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
335 PM EDT SUN APR 23 2006

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE 
PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.  
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE 
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.  THIS 
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     RAINFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


CONNECTICUT

...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
   BRIDGEPORT            4.97   200 PM   4/23  ASOS 
   DANBURY               3.20   200 PM   4/23  ASOS

...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...
   NEW HAVEN/TWEED       3.45   200 PM   4/23  ASOS

...NEW LONDON COUNTY...
   GROTON/NEW LONDON     0.59   200 PM   4/23  ASOS

NEW JERSEY

...BERGEN COUNTY...
   TETERBORO             2.88   200 PM   4/23  ASOS

...ESSEX COUNTY...
   NEWARK                1.91   200 PM   4/23  ASOS
   CALDWELL              1.41   200 PM   4/23  ASOS 

...HUDSON COUNTY...
   HARRISON              2.08   800 AM   4/23  CO-OP

NEW YORK

...KINGS COUNTY...
   BROOKLYN              2.40   800 AM   4/23  CO-OP

...NASSAU COUNTY...
   PLAINVIEW             4.00   110 PM   4/23  SPOTTER
   FARMINGDALE           3.71   200 PM   4/23  ASOS
   LYNBROOK              2.80   850 AM   4/23  SPOTTER

...NEW YORK COUNTY...
   NYC/CENTRAL PARK      3.57   200 PM   4/23  ASOS  

...ORANGE...
   MIDDLETOWN            1.95   930 AM   4/23  SPOTTER
   MONTGOMERY            1.12   200 PM   4/23  ASOS

...QUEENS COUNTY...
   NYC/LA GUARDIA        3.30   200 PM   4/23  ASOS
   NYC/JFK ARPT          2.88   200 PM   4/23  ASOS
   
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
   HOLBROOK              6.63   145 PM   4/23  OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
   ISLIP                 5.74   200 PM   4/23  ASOS
   UPTON                 4.06   200 PM   4/23  NWS FORECAST OFFICE
   SHIRLEY               3.57   200 PM   4/23  ASOS
   WESTHAMPTON BEACH     1.57   200 PM   4/23  ASOS
   MONTAUK               0.14   200 PM   4/23  ASOS

...WESTCHESTER...
   WHITE PLAINS          3.61   200 PM   4/23  ASOS 
$$
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Records:

Highs:


EWR: 88 (1996)
EWR: 86 (2001)
LGA: 85 (2001)

Lows:

EWR: 32 (1933)
NYC: 28 (1875)
LGA: 33 (1947)

Historical:

 

1885 - The city of Denver, CO, was in the midst of a storm which produced 23 inches of snow in 24 hours, and at Idaho Springs CO produced 32 inches of snow. (David Ludlum)

1910 - The temperature at the Civic Center in Los Angeles, CA, hit 100 degrees to establish an April record for the city. (The Weather Channel)

1948: A three block long section was devastated at the edge of Ionia, Iowa in Chickasaw County by an estimated F4 tornado. Six homes and a church were leveled, and nine other homes were severely damaged. Two deaths occurred in the collapse of the Huffman Implement Store. Overall, the tornado killed five people, injured 25, and caused $250,000 in damages. An F2 tornado touched down initially 5 miles northeast of Rochester. Barns, silos, windmills, and machinery were destroyed on four farms as this tornado tracked north.

1961: Severe weather struck the south suburbs of Chicago, IL. Joliet, IL reported an inch of hail with some hailstones the size of golf balls. Heavy rain from these storms also resulted in some flooding. A tornado struck the town of Peotone resulting in damage to nearly every building with damage also reported in Lorenzo and Wilton Center, IL. Estimated damage was $9 million with about 30,000 structures affected. 

1983 - A mini-blizzard produced sixteen inches of snow at Laramie, WY, including a foot of snow in just eight hours during the night. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Thunderstorms in the Atlantic Coast Region produced golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 67 mph at Anderson SC. The high winds destroyed two planes at the airport, and the large hail damaged fifty other planes, and severely damaged twenty-three greenhouses. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - An intense winter-like storm brought thunderstorms to southern California, and produced snow in some of the higher elevations. Nine girls at Tustin CA were injured when lightning struck the tree under which their softball team had taken shelter from the rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Salina, KS, was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 105 degrees. The high of 105 degrees established an April record for the state of Kansas. A total of eighteen cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel)

1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in West Texas and western Oklahoma. Thunderstorms produced tennis ball size hail at Lake McKenzie TX and at Garden City TX, and produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Gage OK. Thunderstorms drenched southeast Minnesota with heavy rain, with 6.6 inches reported northwest of Browndale. High temperatures were mostly in the 80s across the central U.S. The morning low of 67 degrees at Fargo ND and afternoon high of 91 degrees were both records for the date. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1999: On Friday, April 23, 1999, a horrific hailstorm moved southeast from Pennsylvania across Garrett County, Maryland and into the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. It had weakened some as it crossed Garrett County and the Allegany Front, but as it passed east of Keyser, West Virginia, hail began to increase in size once again. By the time it reached Capon Bridge in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, the size of the hail had grown from golf balls to baseballs. As it moved into Frederick County, VA, the hail storm continued to grow dropping golf ball size hail in a swath now reaching from the north of Winchester, south to Stephen City (about 10 miles). Hailstones grew to the size of Grapefruit (4 inches in diameter) east of Winchester. The storm continued east through Clarke County, southern Loudoun, and northern Fauquier doing considerable damage to Middleburg, then across Fairfax County hitting Centreville, Chantilly, Fairfax, Burke, Springfield, and Lorton with golf ball size to baseball size hail. It crossed the Potomac River and weakened slightly. It moved across northern Charles, clipped southern Prince Georges and then into Calvert County with 1 inch to 1.5-inch diameter hail and onto the Chesapeake Bay continuing southeast to the ocean. The damage left behind was incredible. In Northern Virginia alone, it amounted to over $50 million in losses to public and private properties. Some communities saw a third of the homes with siding and roof damage. Some required total replacement. Windows were broken, cars dented, and windshields smashed. Piles of shredded plant debris were left on the ground in the storm path. In about 6 hours of time, this one thunderstorm, moving at about 50 mph, did $75 million in damage. There have been other severe hail storms to hit this area before, but none to cause this much damage to property.

 

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