Coastal Flood — Southern Westchester, New York

2019-10-17 · Southern Westchester, New York

Event narrative

A peak water level of 10.4 ft MLLW occurred at the nearby USGS tidal gauge at Stamford CT at 2019-10-17 02:30 EDT. The moderate coastal flood threshold of 10.0 ft MLLW was exceeded from 2019-10-17 02:00 EDT to 2019-10-17 03:00 EDT.

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 863994. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.