Heavy Rain, Westchester
- When
- May 19, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Westchester County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New York, May 19, 1999
Moisture "converged" north of New York City from a cold front moving slowly east across Pennsylvania and a low pressure system off the Mid-Atlantic Coast. This resulted in a band of heavy rain that fell mainly across Northern Westchester and Southern Putnam Counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
Moisture "converged" north of New York City from a cold front moving slowly east across Pennsylvania and a low pressure system off the Mid-Atlantic Coast. This resulted in a band of heavy rain that fell mainly across Northern Westchester and Southern Putnam Counties. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 3 inches, which caused some minor street flooding. In Westchester County, amounts ranged from 2.16 inches at Yorktown Heights to 2.25 inches at White Plains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Putnam
- When
- May 19, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.427, -73.749 (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
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 19, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 19, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, May 19, 1999
- Wildfire in Alaska, May 19, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 19, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Florida, May 19, 1999
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, May 19, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wyoming, May 19, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, May 19, 1999
- Hail in Colorado, May 19, 1999
- Hail in Nebraska, May 19, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 19, 1999
More
Every storm in New York in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, May 1999
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5700990, 5700991.