August 2024

[psv88]

4 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Seeing a few 8” pixels near Nesconset/Lake Grove. 347 must be a disaster. 

At this rate and if the radar maintains its look I’ll easily surpass 5”. This is becoming the wettest event since I’ve lived here, which is 9 years 

[psv88]

Lots of close lightning strikes now. This is insane 

[psv88]

FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Suffolk county. Never seen it before. 
 

Up to 4.17” and pounding 

[jm1220]

Flash Flood Emergency now. I’m very lucky to be just NW of all this. Although I’ll see how much this stuff coming in from Long Beach adds. Lots of rumbles of thunder coming from to my S. 

[Wxoutlooksblog]

Kinda back building. You think the storm is moving passed you but then you see more lightning ahead of you. Tremendous nocturnal energy that we don't see often.

WX/PT

[Intensewind002]

Reminiscent of the August 2014 flood event, almost exactly 10 years ago too

[psv88]

Getting absolutely crushed here. Cannot even describe it. Relentless lightning. 4.5”

[NorthShoreWx]

Too noisy to sleep.  Pounding rain and a couple of very close lightning strikes.

 

Our phones just lit up again with the FFW.

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

1 minute ago, psv88 said:

Getting absolutely crushed here. Cannot even describe it. Relentless lightning. 4.5”

If you told me 3 hours ago the heaviest stuff was yet to come I would say your nuts. But here we are. I just witnessed multiple close CTG strikes. Back to 2”+ hour rates too. Going to be major basement flooding again. 

[jm1220]

Seeing 9.5” pixels around S Setauket/Nicolls Rd area along 347. That area in N Central Suffolk might rival what happened in CT so far. 

[NorthShoreWx]

This is the most thunder I've heard around here in years.  Probably the most rain too 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

6 hours:	6.92″
1 day:	7.77

Stoneybrook meso. It’s the real deal.

[psv88]

5 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Seeing 9.5” pixels around S Setauket/Nicolls Rd area along 347. That area in N Central Suffolk might rival what happened in CT so far. 

Port Jeff is definitely underwater.

up to 5.06” here. High end event

weve had 2.71”’ in the last 90 minutes 

[Snowlover11]

glad to see you guys on the island getting the goodies! hopefully limited damage though.

[jm1220]

Insane how whenever it tries to nudge N a little it keeps getting pushed NE again along the same axis. Someone around that Rt 347 area will likely end with 12”. Reminds me of what the Aug 2011 flooding was like in Long Beach pre-Irene and not far below Aug 2014. 

[Cfa]

6.97” and counting. This is easily the most extreme rain event since August 2014 tonight, the event that made me buy a rain gauge and eventually an actual PWS.

[jm1220]

3 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Port Jeff is definitely underwater.

up to 5.06” here. High end event

Just S of you looks close to 7” and more coming. 

[bkviking]

7.17” now in Smithtown LI. 

[kat5hurricane]

One of the craziest weather days in years. Heavy rain just about all morning then long lasting multiple thunderstorms this evening, even now at almost 2am with plenty of lightning flashes and thunder. I don't know much in the rain bucket but has to be in the 4-5" range.

Edit: and now the rain is getting heavy again after a brief break.

[psv88]

6.05” storm event

3.70” in the last 2 hours 

back edge here, probably add another 0.25” but won’t get to 7”

[jm1220]

2 minutes ago, psv88 said:

6.05” storm event

3.70” in the last 2 hours 

back edge here, probably add another 0.25” but won’t get to 7”

I have 3” or so, pretty heavy now but looks about to end. Insane and terrible situation happening from just S of you on East. Approaching 11” around St James and still getting annihilated. 

[bkviking]

6 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

I have 3” or so, pretty heavy now but looks about to end. Insane and terrible situation happening from just S of you on East. Approaching 11” around St James and still getting annihilated. 

Already got p to 8.08 “ in northern Smithtown - half since midnight. Thank god area is hilly but there will be giant lakes in flood  prone spots. 

[jm1220]

5 minutes ago, bkviking said:

Already got p to 8.08 “ in northern Smithtown - half since midnight. Thank god area is hilly but there will be giant lakes in flood  prone spots. 

Yep I can imagine around the Nissequogue must be a disaster. Some 11.5” pixels between 25A and all of Rt 347. Thankfully the rain is finally pushing east but this will be really bad. 

[Cfa]

8.40” storm total. Radar estimate over 11”.

We went from less than 3” between 8/1-8/17 to over 11” for the month so far now, more than tripling the previous amount in just a few hours.

It’s a good thing this area doesn’t flood like that (I believe anyway), although I did hear fire trucks in the distance.

[jm1220]

N Coram along Rt 112 might be the big “winners”-seeing a few 12” estimate there. 

[NorthShoreWx]

The rain stopped a few minutes ago and just like that the blue super moon is visible to the southwest.  I have a standard 4" cocorahs gauge and will check it in the morning, but bkviking is about a half mile south of me and I'm sure is very close to what I will measure.

[Cfa]

12 hours ago, Cfa said:

0.20” here. Boring.

Not boring anymore.

[yoda]

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
317 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024

NYC103-190830-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-240819T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Suffolk NY-
317 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL SUFFOLK COUNTY...

At 317 AM EDT, The heavy rainfall has moved east of the warned area.
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced between 6 and 10
inches of rainfall across the area since 9 pm, with hourly rainfall
rates as high as 3 to 4 inches per hour. Significant and widespread
flood impacts have been reported, and will continue overnight.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Northwestern Suffolk County.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. Life
         threatening flash flooding of basements, low water
         crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses is occurring.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Brentwood, Commack, Huntington Station, Centereach, Deer Park,
  Hauppauge, Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Stony Brook, Middle Island,
  Port Jefferson, Wading River, Northport, Coram, Dix Hills,
  Smithtown, Melville, Farmingville, Rocky Point and Mount Sinai.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do
not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to
flooding or under an evacuation order.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

If you are in a basement, be prepared to move to a higher floor.

&&

LAT...LON 4094 7334 4095 7329 4092 7321 4093 7317
      4097 7317 4099 7312 4098 7305 4099 7279
      4092 7278 4069 7343 4087 7346 4087 7348
      4091 7351 4095 7336

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC

$$

[yoda]

KOKX 3:12am LSR preliminary summary report is pages long 

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=okx&issuedby=OKX&product=LSR

 

[psv88]

54 minutes ago, yoda said:

KOKX 3:12am LSR preliminary summary report is pages long 

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=okx&issuedby=OKX&product=LSR

 

Never seen the LIE closed due to flooding out here before. Wild to see these reports.