region and the nationwide trends of days with 1-, 2- and 3- inch rainfalls are also increasing.Tide actually ebbing finally but rain still heavy on the Shrewsbury River in Monmouth Beach w/ minor street flooding hangover #weather pic.twitter. Hourly rainfall intensity has also increased in every U.S.

rainfall was well distributed throughout the month, the heaviest falls. According to Climate Central, the Northeast has seen the greatest increase in heavy precipitation events of any region in recent decades. amounts, in percentages of the normal, for the various subdivisions were as. Data Graph + 24 Hour Rainfall Total 0 to 0.01 0.01 to 0.10 0.10 to 0.50 0.50 to 1.00 1.00 to 2.00 >2. AccuWeather forecast for NYC, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Despite dissipating earlier in the week, the storm left enough disturbed weather and moisture behind to enhance the current storm system.Ĭlimate change can be linked to an increase of heavy precipitation events. Top rainfall totals from New York and New Jersey. Andrew Kelly / Reutersįinally, additional tropical moisture feeding into the system can be traced to what was Tropical Storm Ophelia. The rainfall totals below have been updated to include the combined amounts reported on July 30 and July 31. In Monmouth County, Long Branch has seen 7.75. Extremely heavy rainfall accompanied tropical storm Doria as it moved northeastward. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain, and upward of 6 to 8 inches, is predicted to fall Friday in New Jersey, according to the National Weather Service. Here are the totals for Ocean County, with the date and time they were reported to the National. J., areas were especially hard hit by both tidal and falsh flooding. Motorists drive through floodwaters Friday on FDR Drive in Manhattan near the Williamsburg Bridge. In Toms River, there were two rainfall totals reported, one of 4.4 inches and one of 2.32 inches. The second is a coastal storm off the Atlantic Coast which will provide added moisture and lift contributing to areas of heavier rainfall that will last into Saturday morning. The first is an area of converging air over the Northeast, called an inverted trough, which serves as a trigger point for showers and thunderstorms. Despite calls by New Jersey officials for people to stay indoors amid the historic storm, some residents were determined to get to their destination. Here are the total amounts measured by the National Weather. Heavy rain, flooding swamps some parts of NJ. Three ingredients came together to produce the heavy rainfall. Record levels of rain fell across the New York City area on Wednesday as the remains of Hurricane Ida moved through. Central Park was already up to 3.28 inches with New York's JFK and La Guardia airports up to 4.22 and 3.3 inches, respectively. Spencer Platt / Getty Imagesīy 9:45 am, most areas around New York City had already eclipsed the 4-inch mark, with some of the highest totals of 6.23 and 4.85 inches recorded over parts of southern Brooklyn. A vehicle stuck in high water on the Prospect Expressway in Brooklyn on Friday.

For extreme isolated spots, double-digit rainfall totals were not out of the question. Maximum temperature yesterday: 80 ☏ (at 2:54 pm) Minimum temperature yesterday: 58 ☏ (at 3:54 am) Average temperature yesterday: 68 ☏. Much of the area is forecast to pick up 3 to 5 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts of 7 to 9 inches including in and around the New York City metro area. If New York City picks up more than 7.13 inches of rain over the 24-hour period on Friday, it will eclipse the record rainfall that fell from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Sept. New York City’s rainfall total will likely rank in the top 5 for wettest Septembers on record.

rescue personnel with the Westchester County Emergency Services use rafts as they check buildings for victims trapped in heavy flooding Friday in Mamaroneck, N.Y.

The rain is not expected to let up after the morning hours, and the Northeast could see potentially historic amounts of rainfall Friday into Saturday morning.

Nj rainfall totals yesterday