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New York City sets record for rainfall at John F Kennedy airport - 15th Aug 2011
Record rainfall around New York City that flooded roads on Sunday could cause delays for commuters Monday morning. John F. Kennedy International Airport reported 7.72 inches Sunday night — the most ever recorded there in a single day. The driving rain broke the previous record of 6.3 inches, set in 1983, the National Weather Service said. The highest total regionally was recorded at Lido Beach in Nassau County — 10.
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Record Rainfall Hits New York City
In a sweeping deluge ordinary expected from the aftermath of a hurricane, New York City was positively soaked in nearly 8 inches of rain Sunday. The amount of rain was the most to ever fall in a single day in the last 116 years! The... Read Post
Men rescued from neck-deep water in flooding elevator as record EIGHT inches of rain drenches New York in one day - 15th Aug 2011
Firefighters had to race to rescue two construction workers on Staten Island, who became trapped in a fast-filling hotel elevator during a record downpour in New York. The men, who had been using the elevator while converting the St... Read Post
New York breaks city's rainfall record with nearly eight inches soaking city
New York broke an all-time record for a one-day rainfall Sunday as up to 8 inches of water soaked the city, snarling trains and flooding roadways. By 9 p.m., 7.7 inches of rain had fallen at Kennedy Airport. It was the most recorded... Read Post