Coastal Flood in New York

Events

366

Deaths

41

Injuries

1

Damage

$51 million

• Coastal Flood in New York, October 28 to 30, 201239 deaths · 15 eventsPost Tropical Storm Sandy was the costliest natural disaster in Southeast New York. Tropical Storm Sandy formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22.
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in New York, November 13 to 15, 20091 death · $18 million · 7 eventsA strong and persistent east northeast wind gradient existed over the region between strong low pressure off the Carolinas (remnants of Ida) and a strong high pressure system located over Eastern Canada between November 11th and the 14th.
• Coastal Flood in New York, December 6, 19961 death · 1 injured · 15 eventsA strong low pressure system developed just off the DELMARVA Coast early Friday morning and moved slowly northeast.
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in New York, March 12 to 15, 2010$31 million · 15 eventsThe combination of strong high pressure over Southeast Canada and intensifying low pressure tracking slowly northeast from the Mid-Atlantic States created a prolonged period of strong east winds across the region March 12th through the 14th.
• Coastal Flood in New York, April 15 to 17, 2007$26 million · 14 eventsA strong late season Nor'easter impacted the region with a prolonged period of moderate coastal flooding. The low orignated over the southern plains on Friday, April 13, and then reached the mid Atlantic coast Sunday morning, April 15.
• Coastal Flood in New York, March 31, 19971 death · 11 eventsAn intense low pressure system developed off the DELMARVA Coast during Monday morning. It moved slowly east-northeast, passing south of Long Island Monday afternoon and southeast of Cape Cod, MA during Tuesday morning, April 1st.Heavy rain developed Monday morning.
• Coastal Flood in New York, October 19, 1996$12 million · 7 eventsOn Friday October 18th, a strong low pressure system developed on a cold front over the DelMarVa Peninsula.
• Coastal Flood in New York, December 16, 2007$7.0 million · 2 eventsStrong east to northeast winds blowing across a long distance combined with high astronomical tides caused significant beach erosion and tidal flooding across parts of coastal Southeast NY. Tidal departures ranged from 2 to 4 feet above normal.
• Coastal Flood in New York, October 30, 2017$6.0 million · 3 eventsA southern low rapidly intensified as it raced up the East coast Sunday, and over NYC Sunday Night. This low brought a rapid onset but relatively brief period of SE gale to storm force winds Sunday evening, shifting to WNW gales Monday morning.
• Coastal Flood in New York, February 5 to 6, 1998$750,000 · 7 eventsA low pressure system formed in the Gulf Of Mexico during Monday, February 2nd. As it moved slowly northeast, it developed into a Nor'Easter, which passed off the Mid-Atlantic Coast (south of the region) during Thursday, February 5th.The Nor'Easter caused strong gusty northeast…
• Coastal Flood in New York, January 13, 202414 eventsStrong low pressure shifted northeast through the eastern Great Lakes on January 13, 2024, sending a warm front through during the morning hours, followed quickly by a cold front.
• Coastal Flood in New York, March 2 to 4, 201813 eventsA powerful coastal storm impacted the region Friday through Sunday with North to Northeast Gale to Storm force winds.
• Coastal Flood in New York, December 7 to 8, 199612 eventsA second coastal storm formed in less than 24 hours off the Mid-Atlantic Coast. As it moved northeast off the coast, it spread heavy precipitation across the local area.The precipitation began around 6 pm on December 7th in the form of rain along the coast, but was mixed with…
• Coastal Flood in New York, December 13, 199611 eventsA low pressure system developed off the Virginia Coast during Friday, December 13th.
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in New York, January 23 to 24, 201611 eventsLow pressure developed along the southern mid Atlantic coast on the evening of the 23rd and then rapidly intensified as it slowly tracked northeast, south of Long Island, through the night of the 24th.
• Coastal Flood in New York, January 10, 202410 eventsStrong low pressure moving northeast from the Mid Atlantic region to southern New England during the night of January 9, 2024 into the early morning hours of January 10, 2024 produced high winds, which combined with high astronomical tides associated with an upcoming new moon to…
• Coastal Flood in New York, December 26 to 27, 20128 eventsLow pressure taking shape over the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley on Christmas Day intensified into a nor'easter as it moved into the Tennessee Valley on the 26th, passing just south of Long Island the morning of the 27th and then moving to Nova Scotia on the 28th.
• Coastal Flood in New York, March 7 to 9, 20137 eventsSurface low pressure moved off the southern Mid Atlantic coast the morning of March 6th, and continued moving slowly east into the north Atlantic through March 9th while intensifying.
• Coastal Flood in New York, October 1 to 31, 20177 eventsDuring the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River system.
• Coastal Flood in New York, November 1 to 26, 20177 eventsDuring the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River system.
• Coastal Flood in New York, July 1 to 31, 20177 eventsDuring the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River system.
• Coastal Flood in New York, May 2 to 31, 20177 eventsDuring the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River system.
• Coastal Flood in New York, June 1 to 30, 20177 eventsDuring the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River system.
• Coastal Flood in New York, August 1 to 31, 20177 eventsDuring the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River system.
• Coastal Flood in New York, September 1 to 30, 20177 eventsDuring the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River system.

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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.