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In New York City, public schools were closed on September 16, 1999, the day Floyd hit the area. This was a rare decision by the city, as New York City public schools close on average once every few years. Before Floyd, the last time New York City closed its schools was for the Blizzard of 1996.
August 1, 1830: A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island. [9] October 4, 1841: Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD). [10]
Hurricane Floyd in 1999 was the costliest natural disaster in New Jersey's history, until it was surpassed by Hurricane Irene in 2011. Damage in the state totaled $250 million (1999 USD), much of it in Somerset and Bergen counties. Seven people died in New Jersey during Floyd's passage – six due to drowning, and one in a traffic accident.
New York, New England, [55] and Atlantic Canada also experienced flooding, but to a much lesser degree. [66] In New York City, Floyd dropped 5.02 in (128 mm) of rainfall at the Central Park observatory, setting a daily record for precipitation on September 16. [67] Overall, Floyd caused about $6.5 billion in damage and 73 fatalities. [60] [64]
— When flooding from Hurricane Floyd in 1999 destroyed Betty Ricks’s home, she rebuilt it. ... But the only way to leave without putting new buyers in the same position — or abandoning their ...
Like Hurricane Floyd 25 years ago, it is going to cost billions to pay for recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Helene. How should NC fund the work?
0–9. Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of 1769; 1806 Great Coastal hurricane; 1815 New England hurricane; 1815 North Carolina hurricane; 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane
Floodwaters and a destroyed building block a road in Swannanoa, N.C., on Sept. 27, 2024. Credit - Mike Belleme—The New York Times/Redux. F or the first two days after Hurricane Helene, Ken Floyd ...