The following events were reported: Flood. These occurred near station USW00014732, approximately 18.8466 km away, between 2011-08-27 23:30:00 and 2011-08-29 03:00:00. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain / Tropical System. The events resulted in 1 injuries and 1 fatalities. No significant property or crop damage was reported. Episode Narrative: Irene made landfall locally as a tropical storm around 900 am EDT August 28, 2011 over New York City. Irene then moved across Southeast New York and Western Connecticut before dissipating over Northern New England near the Canadian Border later that evening. Copious amounts of tropical moisture within the storm produced extended periods of heavy rainfall, which resulted in widespread moderate to major flooding across the area. Irene made landfall locally as a tropical storm around 900 am EDT August 28, 2011 over New York City. Event Narrative: A raft carrying five men capsized on the Croton River just south of Silver Lake Park shortly before 6 pm. The men were rescued from the raging river, which was moving at a speed of around 40 mph, but not before three of the rescue workers were tossed from their rescue boat and were swept under a trestle bridge just south of the Croton-Harmon station. The rescue workers were pulled from the water without injury. One man on the raft suffered from hypothermia after being forced to cling to a tree for 2 hours until he was rescued. Another was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The combination of runoff and rivers overflowing their banks caused the following roads to be closed due to flooding: The Bronx River Pkwy. in both directions along its entire length in Westchester County, the Hutchinson River Pkwy. in both directions south of the Cross County Pkwy., portions of the Saw Mill River Pkwy. between the Cross County Pkwy. and exit 34 (Mt. Kisco),  the Taconic State Pkwy. from the Kensico Dam to Hawthorne Circle, the New York State Thruway (I-87) northbound from exit 7 in Ardsley to the County Line at the Tappan Zee Bridge with approximately three feet of water across most of the lanes, the Sprain Brook Pkwy. southbound from Rt. 100 in Yonkers to the Bronx River Pkwy. split, the Taconic Pkwy. northbound entrance at Rt. 100 and Campfire Rd., Rt. 9 in both directions between Susan Ln. and Jack Ln. in Cortland Manor and is severely eroded, Rt. 9A at Cedar Ln. in Ossining and between Rt. 117 and the Taconic State Pkwy in Mount Pleasant, Rt. 118 in the area of State Hwy. 35 in Somers, Saw Mill River Rd. between Payne St. and Old Country Rd. in Greenburgh, Main St. between the 600 and 700 blocks in Peekskill, and Yonkers Ave. in Tuckahoe. The Long Island Expressway was closed westbound at Kissena Blvd. in Flushing due to flooding. The New York State Thruway (I-87/287) was closed from the Tappan Zee Bridge to the Rockland/Orange County line.||Storm total rainfall amounts included 7.52 inches at Tappan, 8.70 inches at Thiells, and 9.22 inches at Hillburn. The FDR Drive was closed in both directions at Houston St. due to flooding. Basement flooding occurred on Fernwood Dr. in New City. The southbound Henry Hudson Pkwy. in Harlem was closed due to flooding. Three feet of water accumulated on the roadway. The Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park was closed due to flooding. The Van Wyck Expressway at the Grand Central Pkwy. in Kew Gardens was also closed due to flooding. In Beechhurst, the exit ramp to the Cross Island Pkwy. from the Throgs Neck Bridge was closed due to flooding. The north tube of the Holland Tunnel in Manhattan was closed due to flooding at the New Jersey-bound entrance. Two cars also became stuck in flood waters on 10th Ave. in the West Village. Babbitt Court in Elmsford was under several ft. of water from the Saw Mill River rising out of its banks, requiring one family to be rescued from their home by the local fire department. The overflowing river also caused portions of Rt. 119 and several side streets throughout Elmsford to be closed, causing untold damage to homes and businesses.