Coastal Flood — Southern Nassau, New York

2019-10-16 · Southern Nassau, New York

Event narrative

A peak water level of 6.5 ft MLLW occurred at the USGS tidal gauge at Hudson Bay at Freeport at 2019-10-16 21:12 EST. The moderate coastal flood threshold of 6.2 ft MLLW was exceeded from 2019-10-16 20:42 EST to 2019-10-16 21:48 EST.

Wider weather episode

Strong southerly winds in advance of intensifying low pressure helped produce coastal flooding across the south shore back bays of New York City and Long Island, the forks of Long Island, and along Long Island Sound in Westchester County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 863982. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.