Tropical Storm Hanna impacted Southeast New York, making landfall near the Nassau/Suffolk County border around 10:35 pm on the 6th. Storm total rainfall ranged from 1.66 inches at Port Jervis to 5.92 inches at New City. Periods of torrential rain from heavy showers and thunderstorms caused flash flooding in many locations, which included urban, small stream and river flooding.

Flash Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 19:00:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: DUNWOODIE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Warburton Ave. near Arthur St. in Yonkers was closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 17:20:00 to 06-SEP-08 17:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: BAYSIDE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Portions of Bell Blvd. in Bayside were flooded.

Flash Flood in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 17:20:00 to 06-SEP-08 17:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODSIDE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

In Woodside, 66th Street and 48th Ave. were inundated with water, which flooded some adjoining residential properties.

Flash Flood in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 17:20:00 to 06-SEP-08 17:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: SPRINGFIELD GARDENS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

In Springfield Gardens, 147th Ave. was closed due to flooding. Water levels were approximately 6 inches deep on 147th St. in Rosedale, where  local authorities taped off the road. Flood waters also caused raw sewage to back up into some homes in Rosedale.

Flash Flood in BRONX, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 17:55:00 to 06-SEP-08 20:04:00 (EST-5)
Location: FORDHAM
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Flooding caused a one story building to partially collapse with people trapped in it at 3rd Ave. and East 182nd St. in East Tremont.  Local media reported that there were no injuries, but the fire department determined that the remaining portion of the structure was too unstable and had to be demolished.

Flash Flood in BRONX, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 18:22:00 to 06-SEP-08 20:04:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILLIAMS BRIDGE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

All lanes on the Bronx River Pkwy. northbound at E. 233rd St. in East Tremont were closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 19:00:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: THORNWOOD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Saw Mill River Pkwy. was closed between exits 25 and 27 in Hawthorne due to flooding.

Flash Flood in RICHMOND, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 19:40:00 to 06-SEP-08 19:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: CASTLETON CORNERS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

There were many flooded highways and road closures in Port Richmond.

Flash Flood in KINGS, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 20:00:00 to 06-SEP-08 20:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: CONEY IS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The Belt Parkway in Bensonhurst was closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood in ROCKLAND, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 20:45:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: PALISADES
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Sparkill Creek overflowed its banks flooding several streets in Tappan. A bridge on Oak Tree Road, also in Tappan, was inundated with water and closed to traffic.

Flash Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 21:00:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST CHESTER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Hutchinson River Pkwy. was closed between Cross County Pkwy. and the New York City line due to flooding.

Flash Flood in KINGS, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 17:10:00 to 06-SEP-08 20:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEW YORK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

I-278 (Brooklyn-Queens Expressway) was closed in both directions at Broadway due to flooding.

Flash Flood in SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 18:00:00 to 06-SEP-08 18:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: HALESITE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Four people had to be rescued from their SUV at the intersection of New York Ave. and Creek Rd. in Halesite after it became stranded in 4 ft. of standing water.  The intersection was then closed off to traffic.

Flash Flood in ROCKLAND, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 19:43:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: CENTRAL NYACK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The westbound Route 59 ramp to southbound Route 303 in West Nyack was closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 19:59:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLEETWOOD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The southbound Hutchinson River Pkwy. was closed at East Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon due to flooding.

Flash Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 19:51:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: BRONXVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The Sprain Brook Pkwy (southbound) was closed where it merges with the Bronx River Pkwy. in Mount Vernon due to flooding.

Flash Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 19:51:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: HAWTHORNE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The Taconic State Pkwy. was closed in both directions at Stevens Ave. in Mount Pleasant due to flooding.

Flash Flood in KINGS, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 19:50:00 to 06-SEP-08 20:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: BENNETT FLD NAS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The Belt Pkwy. eastbound exit ramp to Flatbush Ave. was closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood in BRONX, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 19:49:00 to 06-SEP-08 20:04:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILLIAMS BRIDGE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The Bronx River Pkwy. (northbound) was closed at 236th St. due to flooding.

Flash Flood in ORANGE, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 16:30:00 to 06-SEP-08 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: HIGHLAND FALLS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

State Highway 218 was closed in both directions between Cornwall and West Point due to flooding.

Flash Flood in PUTNAM, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 16:45:00 to 06-SEP-08 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: CRAFTS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Stoneyleigh Ave. was closed between Hughson Rd. and Drewville Rd. in Carmel due to flooding.

Flash Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 16:45:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: TUCKAHOE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The Bronx River Parkway was closed near County Highway 2 in Scarsdale.

Flash Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 16:55:00 to 06-SEP-08 21:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: BRONXVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The Hutchinson River Parkway was closed at Cross County Parkway in New Rochelle due to flooding.

Flash Flood in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 06-SEP-08 17:30:00 to 06-SEP-08 17:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST MEADOW
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Deep water covered Loring Road, which caused flooding in Levittown.