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March 22nd - Wednesday:An overcast morning with the winds slowly increasing. The rain was knocking on the door.
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Highest gust was 21 mph @ 8:50 AM. A few drops of rain started to fall just after 10 AM. A light steady rain started at 1:30 PM. The rain became moderate at 3:30 PM. By 4 PM .26" had fallen. The NWS issued the following at mid-afternoon
| SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 335 PM EST WED MAR 21 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FOR THE METRO AND COASTAL AREAS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY FOR THE ENTIRE LISTENING AREA THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTH ALONG AND JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. SOME OF THIS RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...LOW LYING AREAS...AND ROADWAYS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS COASTAL STORM THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE REGION. ALONG COASTAL AREAS...THESE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME TREE LIMBS TO FALL...AND MAY ALSO LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME WET SNOW COULD MIX IN WITH THE RAIN AT TIMES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS WELL NORTH AND WEST OF NEW YORK CITY...BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE STORM WILL ALSO INCREASE SEAS...LEADING TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH TIDES ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODS WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE. HIGH BREAKING WAVES COULD ALSO PRODUCE BEACH EROSION AND WASHOVERS. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO FRIDAY. COLD AND SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED WEATHER MAY LINGER INTO A PORTION OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE STALLS ACROSS EASTERN CANADA...AND ROTATES SEVERAL DISTURBANCES ACROSS THE AREA. |
A steady light to moderate rain fell from 3:30 PM until just before 11 PM. 2.09" of it. Interestly enough, Islip did not have much wind. Generally it was 6-12 mph, gusting to the mid teens. New York City and surrounding areas had winds 20-30 mph, gusting to 40 mph.
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