Coastal Flood — Southern Westchester, New York

1997-03-31 · Southern Westchester, New York

Wider weather episode

An intense low pressure system developed off the DELMARVA Coast during Monday morning. It moved slowly east-northeast, passing south of Long Island Monday afternoon and southeast of Cape Cod, MA during Tuesday morning, April 1st.Heavy rain developed Monday morning. As winds increased, it became wind-swept. Rain gradually mixed with sleet and snow before it changed to wet snow during Monday night. Although most peak wind gusts ranged from 40 to 50 mph, a 53 mph gust was measured at Kennedy Airport in Queens.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:New York County: 1.39 inches at Central Park.Queens County: from 1.17 inches at Kennedy Airport to 1.28 inches at LaGuardia Airport.Suffolk County: from 1.64 inches at the National Weather Service (NWS) Office in Upton to 2.07 inches at Bridgehampton.Here are selected snowfall amounts for:New York City: from a trace at Central Park to 1.7 inches at Kennedy Airport.Long Island: from 0.5 inches at Plum Island to 4 inches at the NWS Upton Office.A woman died after being pulled from her car, which had flipped over in the Sheldrake River in New Rochelle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5611011. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.