Flood, Orange
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
14 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Putnam
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Rockland
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -74.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Northern Westchester
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Westchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Southern Westchester
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Westchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, New York (Manhattan)
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- New York (Manhattan) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.774, -73.970 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Bronx
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bronx forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Richmond (Staten Is.)
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (Staten Is.) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Kings (Brooklyn)
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kings (Brooklyn) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Queens
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Queens forecast zone
Flood, Nassau
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nassau forecast zone
Flood, Northwest Suffolk
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Northeast Suffolk
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Southeast Suffolk
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Virginia, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 19 to 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in Vermont, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Maryland, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in West Virginia, January 19 to 21, 1996
More
Every storm in New York in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5561959, 5561960, 5561961, 5561962, 5561963, 5561964, 5561965, 5561966, 5561967, 5561968, 5561969, 5561970, 5561971, 5561972.