| 8/1/76 |
FEMA Declared Disaster |
Hurricane Belle swept through the city killing five people and costing $50 million in damage. |
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| 8/14/89 |
Subways |
The 1, 2, 3, A, C, and E lines were halted because of the rising water levels. |
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/15/nyregion/heavy-flooding-disrupts-service-in-the-subways.html |
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| 12/21/92 |
FEMA Declared Disaster |
A huge nor'easter stopped planes, trains and subways in the city and tore apart piers, boardwalks and houses along the coast. |
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/21/nyregion/more-than-one-week-after-the-storm-the-damage-tally.html |
Breezy Point Evacuation |
| 8/8/07 |
FEMA Declared Disaster |
2.5 million transit customers were affected by flooding when a rare tornado touched down in Brooklyn, bringing three inches of rain every hour. It was declared a major disaster by the President on August 31, 2007. Disaster assistance grants hit $7.2 million. |
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/nyregion/08cnd-weather.html?pagewanted=all |
Tornado Touches Down in Brooklyn |
| 7/31/96 |
Excessive Home Damage |
Homes in Richmondtown, Staten Island were damaged by mudslides created by intense flash floods. |
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| 9/8/04 |
Subways |
The entire subway system was crippled when heavy rains hit NYC. An investigation found in 2006 that the subways couldn't pump the excess water off the tracks into the sewage system. The pumps were clogged by excess trash and free newspapers. |
http://www.nysun.com/new-york/free-newspapers-blamed-for-subway-flooding/42288/ |
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| 10/19/96 |
FEMA Declared Disaster |
In October, 8.6 inches of rain deluged the city killing four people and cutting power to 341,000 homes throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. 226 homes in Flushing and 70 homes in Springfield Gardens were seriously damaged due to flooding and the city spent $11.5 million on repairs and water damage. |
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Damaged Homes |
| 8/3/04 |
Subways |
Almost every borough was affected in a rainstorm that flooded Brooklyn basements and backed up septics and sewers in Staten Island. The N and R subway line tunnels shut down because of too much station flooding. |
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| 1/3/99 |
Excessive Home Damage |
In Springfield Gardens, Queens, buildings flooded to such high levels that people had to be rescued from their basement floor apartments � they said water was six inches from the ceiling. The JFK Expressway had standstill traffic for more than two hours because of foot-deep water. |
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| 8/10/06 |
Major Financial Costs |
Manhattan and Queens were affected by a flash flood, that forced closure of the 1, 2, 3 and 6 subway lines. |
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New York City Thunder |
| 8/26/99 |
Major Financial Costs |
Flash flooding paralyzed the subways during morning rush hour, when three to five feet of water collected at subway stations. Fifty-two inches of water collected at the 6 line at Cypress Avenue and a 10- to 20-foot section of the northbound platform on the 6 line at 28th Street crumbled and washed away. In Mott Haven and South Bronx, Metro-North Rail was forced to close. |
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| 8/28/11 |
FEMA Declared Disaster |
Hurricane Irene swept through New York City, shutting down two major thoroughfares and closing the Holland Tunnel and several bridges. 370,000 people in low-lying areas were ordered to evacuate. Mayor Bloomberg was noted for his extra cautious behavior, moving patients from hospitals and shutting down the nation's largest public transit system � for only the fourth time ever in NYC's history. |
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/nyregion/wind-and-rain-from-hurricane-irene-lash-new-york.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |
Hurricane Irene's Aftermath |