New York, 2000

Heavy Rain in New York, November 10, 2000

November 10, 2000 · NWS OKX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

As a low pressure system moved northeast toward the Eastern Great Lakes on Thursday, November 9th, a front that extended southeast from the low, approached the region. Light rain spread northeast across the area around 9:00 pm EST Thursday evening.

Where it happened

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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.

As a low pressure system moved northeast toward the Eastern Great Lakes on Thursday, November 9th, a front that extended southeast from the low, approached the region. A secondary low formed just north of New York City during Friday morning November 10th.Light rain spread northeast across the area around 9:00 pm EST Thursday evening. Bands of heavy rain developed ahead of the frontal system by around 3 am EST Friday, which lasted until around 9 am EST. The axis of heaviest rain extended northeast across Central Nassau County and the extreme northwest corner of Suffolk County. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to around 3 inches. Minor flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas occurred.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:Queens County: from 2.49 inches measured by the Automated Surface Observing System at JFK Airport to 2.82 inches at Queens Village.Nassau County: from 2.37 inches at Wantagh and Hicksville to 3.35 inches at Albertson.Suffolk County: 2.77 inches was measured at Centerport.

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Event by event

3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Queens

When
November 10, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Queens County, (Jfk)kennedy Inl Arp
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.658, -73.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Nassau

When
November 10, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM 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
November 10, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Suffolk County, Cold Spg Harbor
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
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.

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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: 5161010, 5161011, 5161012.