Southern Queens storm history

Shortly after 6 p.m. after lifeguards had left for the day, Christian Perkins, who had just turned 17 the week before, and 16-year-old Elyjha Chandler, went into the ocean near Bay 2 in Riis Park, to cool off during the heatwave. The boys did not know how to swim. Witnesses say t…

Five teens went runing into the water at Jacob Riis Park in Queens around 8pm on Friday evening 7/28. One went farther than the others and went missing. His body washed ashore several hour later.

Two beachgoers fatally drowned at unguarded areas of Rockaway Beach on Friday June 17th. Law enforcement reported that the first victim, a 16-year-old girl, was pulled out of the water off the intersection of Beach 108th Street and Shore Front Parkway. Simultaneously, police repo…

Recovery teams found the body of a woman in her sixties who went missing in the waters off Far Rockaway on May 22nd Saturday night. Police said a body was recovered May 23rd Sunday morning near the search site of a missing swimmer last seen the night before. NYPD and FDNY search …

A 60 yr old man was killed in the Briarwood section of Queens near the intersection of 84th Drive and 143rd Street near Smedley Street from a tree falling on his vehicle at 1204 pm LST. JFK International Airport reported a maximum sustained wind of 51 mph at 1231 pm LST and a pea…

A 24 year old Brooklyn man drowned at Rockaway Beach around 3pm May 22nd 2020. First responders received a call just before 3 p.m. Friday about three men in distress in the water. The NYPD said the three men, all in their 20s, got caught in a rip current. Two of them were able to…

An initial report of three missing teens came in at 3:32 p.m. on Tuesday. The boys were unaccounted for after wading into the water near Beach 96th Street and Shore Front Parkway in Queens around 3:30 p.m, police said. When rescue crews arrived, they found one of the teenagers, a…

An 18-year-old man died in Rockaway Beach waters when he went for a swim after dark and no lifeguards were on duty. His body was discovered near a jetty, according to police. First responders rushed to Beach 61st Street on Tuesday night July 30th after receiving 911 calls for two…

Seventeen year old Lamine Sarr, who was last seen on Saturday swimming with two friends in the surf at Beach 84th Street, was by all indications pulled out to sea by a rip current and drowned. According to a longtime friend of all three boys who spoke with the NY Post, the Queens…

A five-year-old East Flatbush resident named Ezekiel Gray drowned in the ocean waters off Jacob Riis Park Beach in Queens late Saturday afternoon, police say. Around 5 p.m., when NYPD responders arrived to the beach, they say they 'discovered an unconscious and unresponsive 5-yea…

The combination of high temperatures and humidity resulted in a heat index of 108 degrees during the afternoon hours at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The NYC medical examiner's office reported the death of a male, age 67 years old, as a result of the intense and excessiv…

A wind gust up to 85 mph was reported at JFK International Airport at 802 PM. Wind gusts up to 78 MPH were reported at Breezy Point at 830 PM.

Coastal communities along Southern Queens experienced two successive tidal cycles with at least moderate coastal flooding. The peak of this surge occurred Monday Night as Sandy made landfall in Southern New Jersey, with widespread record coastal flooding occurring along Jamaica B…

Excessive heat resulted in the death of an 81 year old man in southern Queens on June 21. High temperatures reached 94 degrees on June 20 and 97 degrees on June 21 at JFK Airport. At LaGuardia Airport, the high was 98 degrees on June 20 and June 21. In Central Park, the high temp…

Excessive heat between 95 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. JFK airport reached 103 degrees on July 22nd, and 102 on the 23rd.

JFK Airport reported 4.2 inches. Cocorahs reported 4.1 inches in Howard Beach.

An advisory level snow fell with JFK reporting 4.6 inches, and cocorahs reporting 4.5 inches in Howard Beach.

The public reported a fallen tree on railroad tracks near Jamaica, NY in the vicinity of Aqueduct Road and North Conduit Avenue, resulting in suspended railroad service between Rockaway Blvd and Broad Channel. An estimated time of occurrence is at 1200 AM Local Standard Time.

At 637 PM Local Standard Time, a measured high wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at ASOS station KJFK, JFK Airport, located in Jamaica, NY.

Most snowfall reports were in the 3 to 4 inch range. Cocorahs reported 3.7 inches at Howard Beach, while JFK airport reported 3.4 inches.

An Official NWS Observation of 2.2 inches was reported at JFK Airport. A Cocorahs observer reported 3.8 inches at Howard Beach and the public reported 3.8 inches at Bellerose just to the north. Most locations reported just below advisory level criteria, especially further south, …

A high wind gust of 58 mph was measured at ASOS site KJFK, John F. Kennedy Airport, NY on February 28, 2024 at 1026 Local Standard Time.

A band of heavy snow got into the far southern portion of Queens County. However, most of the zone fell short of warning criteria from a coverage perspective. This is based on reports and radar reflectivity returns. The highest amount reported was from the general public in Breez…

A wet snow accumulated across Southern Queens after initially being a wintry mix. Snowfall amounts ranged from 5.7 inches in Howard Beach from a trained spotter, to 4.2 inches at Kennedy Airport, to 3.3 inches at 1 S Elmhurst. Most totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches across the zone…

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the East Rockaway Inlet USGS tidal gauge, with water levels above the moderate threshold of 7.2 ft MLLW from 806 AM EST to 1054 AM EST, and a peak water level of 8.1 ft MLLW at 948 AM EST. Major coastal flooding occurred at the Inwood USGS ti…

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the East Rockaway Inlet USGS tidal gauge, with water levels above the moderate threshold of 7.2 ft MLLW from 518 AM EST to 748 AM EST, and a peak water level of 7.9 ft MLLW at 724 AM EST. Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the Inwood USGS …

NYC Emergency Management relayed a report of a total of 321 instances of downed trees, limbs and hanging limbs across Queens. The time of these instances most likely occurred between 400 AM and 700 AM Local Standard Time based on radar data and nearby ground observations.

Moderate coastal flooding occurred along the south shore of Queens: At the Jamaica Bay (Inwood) USGS tidal gauge, moderate flooding above the threshold of 8.5 ft MLLW occurred from 1154 AM to 1230 PM, with a peak water level of 8.6 ft MLLW from 1200 PM EST to 1212 PM EST. At East…

A general 1 to 2 inches of snow fell across much of the zone. Kennedy airport reported 1.5 inches of snow, while Howard Beach reported 2.0 inches of snow from a Cocorahs report.

Kennedy Airport measured 2.8 inches of snow, with broadcast media reporting 3.6 inches in Howard Beach.

Near blizzard conditions occurred across Southern Queens. The JFK ASOS reported numerous 1/4 mile visibility at the height of the storm, along with a peak wind gust of 46 mph. Snowfall reports were as follows: JFK Official NWS Observaion of 11.0 inches, a trained spotter in Howar…

Snowfall reports of 5.8 to 7.1 inches were reported, with JFK Airport Official NWS Observation reporting 6.2 inches and a trained spotter reporting 7.0 inches in Howard Beach.

A measured sustained wind of 46 mph was recorded at JFK Airport at 228 PM local standard time.

A recorded sustained wind of 41 mph occurred at JFK Airport at 246 local standard time.

The Official NWS Observation at Kennedy International Airport was 5.0 inches of snow. Trained spotters and the public 3 to 6 inches of snow.

The Official NWS Observation at John F. Kennedy International Airport was 6.9 inches of snow. 6.9 inches of snow was also reported by an Emergency Manager 2 miles northwest of Jamaica.

Trained spotters, amateur radio, and the public reported 4 to 6 inches of snow.

The Official NWS Observation at Kennedy International Airport was 12.6 inches of snow, and a 2 inch per hour snowfall rate was reported from 12 pm to 1 pm on February 1, 2021. 12 to 17 inches of snow was reported by Trained Spotters and the Public throughout Southern Queens. A 51…

A measured sustained wind of 45 mph occurred at JFK Airport at 517 AM local standard time.

Multiple measured wind gusts near 60 mph were recorded, including a gust of 59 mph at JFK Airport at 151 AM local time. Additionally, a measured sustained wind of 40 mph along with a gust of 58 mph measured at a Breezy Point mesonet at 131 AM local standard time.

The Official NWS Observation at the John F Kennedy International Airport was 7.2 inches of snow. Trained spotters and the public reported 7 to 9 inches of snow. The John F Kennedy International Airport ASOS measured a 43 mph wind gust at 5:51 am on December 17, 2020. The New York…

A measured sustained wind of 43 mph occurred at JFK Airport at 1248 PM local standard time along with a measured wind gust of 58 mph at 1251 PM local standard time. Additionally, a measured wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at a mesonet station located in Kew Garden Hills.

At 214 pm, The ASOS at JFK International Airport measured a 43 mph sustained wind. Throughout the city, 565 trees were knocked down, and 268 tree limbs were downed due to the winds according to New York City Emergency Management.

The ASOS at JFK International Airport measured a 52 mph wind gust at 1102 am.

The ASOS at JFK International Airport measured a 59 mph wind gust at 110 pm, and a 49 mph sustained wind at 112 pm.

The ASOS at JFK International Airport measured a 41 mph sustained wind around 240 pm.

The ASOS at JFK International Airport reported a 56 mph wind gust at 101 am.

The moderate coastal flood threshold of 8.2 ft MLLW was touched at the USGS tidal gauge at Jamaica Bay from 2019-10-29 08:30 EST to 2019-10-29 08:42 EST.

The moderate coastal flood threshold of 8.2 ft MLLW was touched at the USGS tidal gauge at Jamaica Bay at 2019-10-27 07:12 EST.

The mesonet station at Breezy Point measured a 65 mph wind gust at 317 am on the 17th. Earlier, a 64 mph gust was measured at 1122 pm on the 16th.