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The “thousand-year” storm that walloped Suffolk County early Monday dumped historic amounts of rain across the region, flooding roads, homes, schools and businesses.
None got it worse than the communities along the North Shore between Smithtown and Rocky Point. The historic deluge dropped 10.18 inches of rain on Sound Beach, the most of any community, according to the National Weather Service.
Miller Place saw 9.84 inches, while Port Jefferson Station recorded 9.83 inches and Stony Brook measured 9.55 inches. This storm’s unprecedented rain has been classified as an event that would statistically occur only once every thousand years, according to numerous reports.
Hurricane Ernesto is not responsible for the torrential rain. It was part of a slow-moving summer cold front producing thunderstorms.
Rain totals in Suffolk communities
Below are rain totals provided by the National Weather Service from across Suffolk County:
Sound Beach: 10.18 in
Miller Place: 9.84 in
Port Jefferson Station: 9.83 in
Stony Brook: 9.55 in
Centereach: 9.40 in
Stony Brook: 9.40 in
Setauket-East Setauket: 9.39 in
Commack: 8.82 in
Smithtown: 8.10 in
Saint James: 7.95 in
East Setauket: 7.67 in
Selden: 7.53 in
Mount Sinai: 7.42 in
Dix Hills: 6.76 in
Smithtown: 6.64 in
Ridge: 6.55 in
Hampton Bays: 6.51 in
Selden: 6.22 in
Baiting Hollow: 5.52 in
Calverton: 5.48 in
Nesconset: 5.22 in
Kings Park: 5.07 in
Huntington: 4.90 in
Eastport: 4.76 in
Orient: 4.58 in
Riverhead: 4.53 in
Orient Point: 4.50 in
Bridgehampton: 4.40 in
Orient: 4.37 in
Ridge: 4.32 in
Fishers Island: 4.31 in
Centerport: 4.29 in
Baiting Hollow: 4.27 in
Upton: 4.25 in
Westhampton Airport: 4.25 in
Centerport: 4.20 in
Northport: 3.96 in
Farmingdale Airport: 3.83 in
Old Field: 3.75 in
East Hampton: 3.69 in
Mattituck: 3.58 in
Southold: 3.53 in
Central Islip: 3.14 in
Remsenburg-Speonk: 3.13 in
Mattituck: 3.12 in
Manorville: 2.77 in
Southold: 2.61 in
Shirley: 2.53 in
Montauk Airport: 2.42 in
N. Babylon: 2.21 in
Center Moriches: 2.13 in
