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The New York Harbor Storm-Surge Barrier is a proposed flood barrier system to protect the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary from storm surges. The proposed system would consist of one barrier located across the mouth of Lower New York Bay , possibly between Sandy Hook (N.J.) and Rockaway (N.Y.), and a second on the upper East River to provide ...
The National Weather Service in New York City issued a considerable flash flood warning for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens as heavy rain fell throughout the region. [22] Additionally, flood warnings covered more than 18 million people across the New York metropolitan area. [23]
About 17% of New York City flooded during the storm, equating to 51 sq mi (130 km 2). This exceeded the 100-year flood as predicted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Areas along the ocean suffered from 12 ft (3.7 m) in addition to the high tides, which eroded more than 3 million yd 3 (2.3 million m 3 of
An unpredictable rainstorm in New York City on Sunday put the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and the east side of Manhattan under a flood warning and pushed Gov. Hochul to urge New Yorkers to stay off roads.
June 22, 1972: Hurricane Agnes makes landfall near New York City and produces up to 12 inches (300 mm) of rain in Southeastern New York State and much of Western New York, with locally higher amounts. Storm tides of 3.1 feet (1 m) and wind gusts of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) occur in New York City, and severe river flooding causes 24 deaths.
A rare flash flood warning was in place for much of New York City into the early hours of Monday after heavy rains in the Northeast caused at least one death.
A bill in New York could soon require people selling their homes to disclose whether their properties have been flooded or are at risk for As climate risks increase, New York could require flood ...
On September 29, 2023, heavy rainfall led to flooding across portions of the New York metropolitan area and surrounding areas in the United States. The floods were caused by a low-pressure area that had absorbed the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia, which then stalled over the New York City area.