Heavy Rain, Orange
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New York, May 9 to 10, 1998
Measurable rain developed across the region during Friday, May 8th. Heavy rain caused urban flooding of streets, poor drainage and low-lying areas.
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
- 0
- 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.
A slow moving storm moved south and east of the Mid-Atlantic Coast from Friday, May 8th through Monday, May 11th.Measurable rain developed across the region during Friday, May 8th. Rain was occasionally heavy during both Saturday, May 9th and Sunday, May 10th and ended on Monday, May 11th.Heavy rain caused urban flooding of streets, poor drainage and low-lying areas. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 .50 to 5.50 inches. Here are selected rainfall amounts for:o New York City - from 3.22 inches at JFK Airport to 4.22 inches at Central Park.o Long Island - from 4.22 inches at the NWS Office in Upton to 5.31 inches at Mt. Sinai in Suffolk County.o Orange County - 3.79 inches was reported at Sterling Forest.o Rockland County - 2.92 inches was reported at Suffern.o Westchester County - 3.20 inches was reported at White Plains.Additionally, mostly minor coastal flooding was reported along the south shore of Long Island during high tides from Saturday, May 9th through Monday, May 11th. Up to 8 inches of water inundated Woodcleft Ave. in Freeport (Nassau County) and several streets along the Fire Island Pines.
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
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Bronx County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Kings
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Kings County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Nassau
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Nassau County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, New York
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- New York County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.774, -73.970 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Putnam
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Queens
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Queens County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.658, -73.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Richmond
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Rockland
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Rockland County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -74.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Suffolk
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Westchester
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to May 10, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Westchester County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (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
- Heat in Texas, May 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Tornadoes in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Hail in Missouri, May 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Flooding and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, May 9 to 16, 1998
- Flood in Iowa, May 9, 1998
More
Every storm in New York in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, May 1998
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: 5659616, 5659617, 5659618, 5659619, 5659620, 5659621, 5659622, 5659623, 5659624, 5659625, 5659626.