Aug 28, 2011
As Hurricane Irene moved north along the Atlantic coast and interacted with land, it weakened and made its second landfall as a Tropical Storm near Little Egg Inlet along the southeast NJ Coast on August 28, 2011 around 5:35 am EDT. Tropical Storm Irene made its third landfall in New York City around 9:00 am.||Irene brought sustained tropical storm winds, heavy rain, and destructive storm surge along with two confirmed tornadoes.||Seven deaths occurred:||one 53 year old man was found dead after
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 350103). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rockland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.