Coastal Flood, Bronx
- When
- December 29, 11:42 PM EST
- Where
- Bronx forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Coastal Flood in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
A low pressure system developed off the Carolina Coast Monday morning, December 29th, while a high pressure system was northeast of the area. As the low moved north along the coast, it rapidly intensified.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
A low pressure system developed off the Carolina Coast Monday morning, December 29th, while a high pressure system was northeast of the area. As the low moved north along the coast, it rapidly intensified. The low moved over New York City (Brooklyn) during the evening and passed over New England on Tuesday, December 30th.The low was preceded by high winds and heavy rain. High astronomical tides combined with strong east to northeast winds caused moderate coastal flooding in the Bronx. Water remained trapped in the inland bays and moderate coastal flooding occurred with the morning high tide across the Suffolk County mainland shores.Specifically:o People in 6 houses at Edgewater (in the Bronx) were evacuated.o In Mastic Beach, 45 people evacuated their homes in the vicinity of Riviera Drive.o In Patchogue, about 25 people evacuated their homes.o In other areas (West Hampton, Bayport, Bellport, and Blue Point), water rose up to about 2 feet in the streets.Widespread minor coastal flooding was reported across all remaining shores of Suffolk and Nassau County during Tuesday morning's high tides.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Coastal Flood, Southwest Suffolk
- When
- December 30, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Coastal Flood, Southeast Suffolk
- When
- December 30, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Coastal Flood
- Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 29, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in Alabama, December 29, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 29, 1997
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 29 to 30, 1997
More
Every storm in New York in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5623658, 5623659, 5623660.