Heavy Rain, Orange
- When
- July 24, 12:00 AM EST to July 25, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New York, July 24 to 25, 1997
As a strong warm front moved slowly north toward the area, a long period of heavy rain occurred over the area. In addition, the area was impacted by the fringe effects from Tropical Storm Danny.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 3
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
As a strong warm front moved slowly north toward the area, a long period of heavy rain occurred over the area. In addition, the area was impacted by the fringe effects from Tropical Storm Danny. Rain bands circulating around the northwest side of "Danny" provided the area with additional significant rainfall overnight.Heavy rainfall (from 3 to 5 inches) in New York City caused flooding of streets and poor drainage areas. Lighter rainfall amounts elsewhere caused localized flooding of small rivers and streams, streets, and poor drainage areas. Slippery road conditions resulted in 3 car accidents and 3 injuries in the vicinity of Woodmere in Nassau County.Here are selected total rainfall amounts for:New York City: from 3.42 inches at Kennedy Airport to 4.63 inches at Central Park.Westchester County: 2.76 inches at Westchester County Airport.Rockland County: 1.53 inches at Suffern.Orange County: 1.51 inches at Sterling Forest.Nassau County: 1.20 inches at Levittown.Suffolk County: 1.32 inches at Rocky Point.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Bronx
- When
- July 24, 1:00 AM EST to July 25, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bronx County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Kings
- When
- July 24, 1:00 AM EST to July 25, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kings County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, New York
- When
- July 24, 1:00 AM EST to July 25, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- New York County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.774, -73.970 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Putnam
- When
- July 24, 1:00 AM EST to July 25, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Queens
- When
- July 24, 1:00 AM EST to July 25, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Queens County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.658, -73.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Richmond
- When
- July 24, 1:00 AM EST to July 25, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Rockland
- When
- July 24, 1:00 AM EST to July 25, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rockland County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -74.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Westchester
- When
- July 24, 1:00 AM EST to July 25, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Westchester County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Nassau
- When
- July 24, 2:00 AM EST to July 25, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nassau County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Suffolk
- When
- July 24, 3:00 AM EST to July 25, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 24, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, July 24 to 25, 1997
- Tornadoes in Virginia, July 24, 1997
- Flood in Alaska, July 24 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Waterspout in North Carolina, July 24, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 24, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, July 24 to 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 24, 1997
- High Wind in North Carolina, July 24, 1997
- Flood in Iowa, July 24, 1997
- Flood in Iowa, July 24, 1997
More
Every storm in New York in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, July 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5610446, 5610442, 5610443, 5610445, 5610447, 5610448, 5610449, 5610450, 5610452, 5610444, 5610451.