Feb 8, 2016
Low pressure that developed off the Florida coast on early February 7th, intensified into a large intense offshore storm which slowly tracked northeast up the coast through the night of February 8th. The large fetch around the storm and slow movement resulted in 2 to 3 feet of surge on top of astronomically high tides. This resulted in widespread minor to moderate coastal flooding during the morning high tides of February 8th and 9th. Moderate coastal impacts were mainly along the south shore ba
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 621935). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Southern Queens County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.