Heavy Rain, Bronx
- When
- July 26, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bronx County, Countywide
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New York, July 26, 2000
As a low pressure system moved north along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, periods of heavy rain occurred across the region. Rain developed between 1 am and 2 am EDT along the immediate coast on July 26th, spread rapidly north and ended by 9 am on July 27th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 low pressure system moved north along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, periods of heavy rain occurred across the region. Rain developed between 1 am and 2 am EDT along the immediate coast on July 26th, spread rapidly north and ended by 9 am on July 27th. The heaviest rain occurred from around 8 am to 8 pm on the 26th. Rainfall amounts ranged from around 3 to around 4 inches.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:Westchester County: from 2.20 inches at Yorktown Heights to 3.80 inches at Mamaroneck.New York County (Manhattan): 4.21 inches occurred at Central Park.Kings County (Brooklyn): 3.64 inches was measured by a Cooperative Observer at Gravesend.Queens County: from 3.38 inches at JFK Airport to 3.73 inches at LaGuardia Airport.Nassau County: from 2.96 inches at Wantagh to 4.33 inches at Valley Stream.Suffolk County: from 2.12 inches at Riverhead to 3.60 inches at Setauket.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, New York
- When
- July 26, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 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, Richmond
- When
- July 26, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Countywide
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Kings
- When
- July 26, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 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, Queens
- When
- July 26, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 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, Nassau
- When
- July 26, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 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, Suffolk
- When
- July 26, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Westchester
- When
- July 26, 8:00 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)
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 26 to 27, 2000
- Wildfire in Hawaii, July 26, 2000
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 26 to 31, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 26 to 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Kansas, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, July 2000
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: 5154983, 5154984, 5154985, 5155054, 5155055, 5155056, 5155057, 5154982.