Aug 22, 2010
A warm front extending through the Tri-State Area from a low pressure system moving across the northern Mid-Atlantic States acted as the focus for heavy rain and training thunderstorms in Queens and Nassau Counties. Slow moving showers with embedded thunderstorms produced heavy rain which led to flash flooding on Long Island. In addition, a woman driving in Orange County lost control of her car in a heavy shower, killing both herself and her unborn child.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 256939). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Nassau County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.