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Overview

  • An EF-1 tornado was confirmed at Atlantic Beach, NY from 6:47pm-6:50pm.
  • A narrow swath of estimated wind gusts of 65 to 97 mph occurred across the far western end of Atlantic Beach, resulting in an approximately 0.36 mile long by 100 yard wide path.
  • A waterspout came onshore as a tornado near the parking lot on the north side of the Sun and Surf Beach Club, causing significant damage with complete roof damage, partial to locally complete wall damage, and adjacent deck and railing damage to 25 to 30 beach bungalows.
  • The tornado continued to the open beach front, before moving back over the water and dissipating around 6:50pm.
  • Instability was maximized to the south of the area, but weak instability combined with a high shear, and high moisture environment to produce the brief tornado.
  • Low pressure also developed along a slow moving cold front, acting on the high moisture (Precipitable Waters around 2 inches) to bring heavy rain and flash flooding.
  • The flash flooding occurred across NE NJ, NYC metro, and portions of Long Island.
  • Moderate to locally heavy rain continued across Long Island into early Friday August 21, 2026.
  • The Central Park Automated Surface Observing Station (ASOS) recorded 1.82 inches of rain from 5:51 pm to 6:51 pm.
  • Highest rainfall totals ranged from 3 to 5 inches across central Long Island, with 1.5 to 2.5 inches most elsewhere. Amounts were lowest across southeast Connecticut and interior portions of Orange County, generally less than 1.5 inches.

 

Confirmed EF-1 Tornado Atlantic Beach, NY

NWS Damage Survey Summary

 

Radar Loop of Tornadic Thunderstorm Over Atlantic Beach, NY

Base Reflectivity (BR, left) and Base Velocity (BV, right)Animation from 6:36PM - 6:55PM EDT. Data from TJFK Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) radar displayed courtesy of Gibson Ridge Analyst.

 

Radar Summary

 

Click here for an interactive version of this loop. Radar loop courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, which runs from 2:00 PM EDT Thursday, August 20 through 6:00 AM EDT Friday, August 21. The large red box represents a tornado watch, large yellow box represent severe thunderstorm watches, red polygons represent tornado warnings, yellow polygons represent severe thunderstorm warnings, green polygons represent flash flood warnings, and blue polygons represent Special Marine Warnings

Observed Rainfall Analysis

 

Rainfall Reports Public Information Statement

(The link above is courtesy of the Iowa State University State Mesonet (IEM) National Weather Service Text Product Archive)

 

Rainfall Reports By State

Connecticut

  Location                    Amount    Time/Date      Provider

...Fairfield County...
STAMFORD                     2.48 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Greenwich                    2.38 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Norwalk                      2.15 in   0315 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
NEWTOWN                      2.11 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Danbury                      2.07 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Shelton                      2.07 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Stratford 3.7 N              2.02 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Westport                     1.99 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Danbury                      1.92 in   0603 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
1 N Stamford                 1.91 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Brookfield                   1.91 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Stamford 1.0 S               1.90 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Darien 3.6 N                 1.89 in   0715 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Darien                       1.88 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Norwalk                      1.85 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
New Canaan                   1.81 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Stratford                    1.79 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Shelton                      1.79 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Shelton 1.3 W                1.78 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Stratford                    1.78 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Ridgefield                   1.77 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
2 E Greenwich                1.74 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Bethel                       1.68 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Fairfield                    1.65 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Fairfield                    1.58 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
SHELTON                      1.54 in   0608 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Ridgefield 2.4 NNE           1.52 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
REDDING                      1.51 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Redding Ridge                1.50 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Newtown 5.3 S                1.48 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Sandy Hook                   1.47 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Weston                       1.46 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Bethel 4.5 SSE               1.42 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Stamford                     1.34 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
3 N New Canaan               1.29 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Bridgeport Airport           1.25 in   0852 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
NEW CANAAN                   1.12 in   0122 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Redding                      1.07 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...Middlesex County...
Middlefield 1.4 W            1.73 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Saybrook Manor               1.55 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Clinton                      1.42 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Westbrook                    1.23 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Cromwell 2.6 N               1.19 in   0605 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Old Saybrook 2.9 NNE         1.14 in   0722 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Higganum                     1.10 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Moodus 0.7 SSW               0.99 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Durham                       0.89 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
3.5 NW Durham                0.71 in   0800 AM 08/21   HADS                 
3.3 N Moodus                 0.55 in   0815 AM 08/21   HADS                 
MOODUS                       0.50 in   0607 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...New Haven County...
BRANFORD                     3.03 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Waterbury                    2.73 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
ORANGE                       2.18 in   0608 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Milford                      2.13 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Northford                    2.05 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
New Haven                    1.99 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Hamden                       1.95 in   0730 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
PROSPECT                     1.85 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
WALLINGFORD                  1.82 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
North Branford 1.1 ENE       1.80 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
NORTH PORT                   1.79 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Meriden Airport              1.75 in   0553 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
1.9 NW Naugatuck             1.65 in   0830 AM 08/21   HADS                 
Prospect                     1.62 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Wallingford                  1.50 in   0601 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Wallingford                  1.48 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Hamden                       1.46 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Wallingford 3.1 N            1.45 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Oxford                       1.40 in   0603 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
New Haven Airport            1.39 in   0853 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
Madison 1.7 NE               1.29 in   0830 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Waterbury Airport            1.27 in   0556 AM 08/21   AWOS                 
WOODBRIDGE                   1.24 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Seymour                      1.22 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Guilford                     1.22 in   0700 AM 08/21   COOP                 
Bethany                      1.21 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Madison Center 1.3 N         1.19 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
WALLINGFORD                  1.14 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Branford                     1.13 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Outer Island, Branford       0.98 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Stony Creek                  0.72 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...New London County...
Oakdale                      1.92 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Old Lyme                     1.61 in   0652 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
New London                   1.50 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Waterford                    1.46 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Groton                       1.45 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Waterford 2.3 S              1.40 in   0803 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Waterford 1.1 E              1.37 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Norwich 5.2 SE               1.36 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Preston                      1.30 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
East Lyme                    1.27 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
SALEM                        1.22 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
GROTON                       1.16 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Pawcatuck                    1.12 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Ledyard 0.5 NE               1.12 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Groton Airport               1.05 in   0556 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
Groton                       1.04 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Stonington                   1.04 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Pawcatuck                    1.01 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Lyme                         1.01 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Colchester 0.6 ENE           0.82 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Norwich                      0.81 in   0700 AM 08/21   COOP                 
Griswold                     0.78 in   0730 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Lisbon                       0.75 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
3.1 NW Hopkinton             0.68 in   0845 AM 08/21   HADS      

 
New Jersey

  Location                    Amount    Time/Date      Provider

...Bergen County...
Hackensack 1.3 N             2.85 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
0.6 W Oakland                2.79 in   0800 AM 08/21   HADS                 
New Milford                  2.78 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  
RIVER EDGE                   2.71 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Hasbrouck Heights 0.9 SW     2.60 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Tenafly                      2.60 in   0730 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Tenafly                      2.49 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Cresskill                    2.42 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Lyndhurst Twp 1.6 NW         2.38 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
River Edge 1.1 N             2.37 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
River Edge 0.7 SSW           2.36 in   0720 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Bergenfield                  2.29 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
River Vale Twp 1.5 S         2.26 in   0745 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Paramus                      2.24 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Teterboro Airport            2.23 in   0551 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
Lyndhurst                    2.20 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Bogota                       2.17 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Lodi                         2.16 in   0845 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
Fair Lawn                    2.10 in   0830 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Fair Lawn                    2.07 in   0546 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
North Arlington              1.97 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
River Edge 0.4 NNE           1.92 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Oakland                      1.84 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Leonia                       1.83 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Oakland                      1.79 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Emerson                      1.76 in   0553 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Mahwah                       1.71 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
1 SSE Franklin Lakes         1.34 in   0845 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
Hasbrouck Heights            0.93 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...Essex County...
Nutley Twp 0.4 SE            2.45 in   0645 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Maplewood                    2.43 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Maplewood Twp 1.0 ESE        2.29 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
1 W Newark                   2.27 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  
West Orange Twp 0.6 WNW      2.26 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
2 S Kearny                   2.19 in   0551 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Millburn                     2.12 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
West Caldwell                2.11 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Montclair                    2.08 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
0.6 SW Caldwell              2.08 in   0845 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
West Orange                  2.05 in   0601 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
WEST CALDWELL                2.04 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Caldwell                     1.71 in   0853 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
1.6 W Millburn               1.56 in   0815 AM 08/21   HADS                 
Orange Reservoir             1.28 in   0600 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
6 NW Hiram                   1.12 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  

...Hudson County...
Hoboken                      2.51 in   0607 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
KEARNY                       2.49 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Harrison                     2.46 in   0700 AM 08/21   COOP                 
Secaucus                     2.10 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Kearny                       1.94 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...Passaic County...
Passaic                      3.17 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
0.8 E West Paterson          2.37 in   0845 AM 08/21   HADS                 
Little Falls                 2.31 in   0600 AM 08/21   HADS                 
Little Falls                 2.26 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
1 NNE North Caldwell         2.20 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Clifton                      2.17 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
WAYNE                        2.15 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
West Milford                 2.02 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Hawthorne                    1.95 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
CLIFTON                      1.87 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Wayne                        1.86 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
0.9 S Wayne                  1.80 in   0845 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
Charlottesburg Reservoir     1.76 in   0845 AM 08/21   COOP                 
Wayne                        1.75 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Hawthorne                    1.73 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Ringwood                     1.61 in   0810 AM 08/21   RAWS                 
Pompton Lakes 1.1 S          1.60 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
1.5 SW Ringwood              1.52 in   0845 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
North Haledon                1.31 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
2.1 E Ringwood               1.20 in   0845 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
2 ESE Barry Lakes            1.10 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
0.8 SE Pompton Lakes         0.92 in   0530 AM 08/21   HADS                 

...Union County...
Mountainside                 2.67 in   0830 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
1 NW Fanwood                 2.54 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Union                        2.48 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
New Providence               2.48 in   0730 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Springfield                  2.35 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Cranford                     2.30 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Westfield                    2.28 in   0630 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Clark                        2.25 in   0745 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Cranford Twp 1.1 ESE         2.21 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Bayside                      2.19 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Newark Airport               1.93 in   0851 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
Westfield 0.8 WSW            1.83 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS                  
   
New York

  Location                    Amount    Time/Date      Provider

...Bronx County...
1 NE Harlem                  2.56 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Fordham                      2.49 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 

...Kings County...
Prospect Park                2.70 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Brooklyn 2.1 WNW             2.52 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
South Slope                  2.36 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Dyker Heights                2.17 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
BROOKLYN                     2.10 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Brooklyn College             1.97 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Brooklyn                     1.76 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Sheepshead Bay               1.69 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...Nassau County...
Seaford 0.4 SE               3.90 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Massapequa Park              3.85 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
SYOSSET                      3.84 in   0608 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
NORTH MASSAPEQUA             3.66 in   0603 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
PORT WASHINGTON              3.62 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Massapequa 1.1 SE            3.52 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
LONG BEACH                   3.30 in   0607 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Bellmore                     3.29 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Wantagh                      3.28 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Massapequa Park              3.23 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Levittown                    3.17 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
MASSAPEQUA                   3.12 in   0608 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Herricks                     2.95 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Hicksville 1.4 SSE           2.95 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Bethpage                     2.91 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
1 N Merrick                  2.90 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Syosset                      2.87 in   0814 AM 08/21   COOP                 
Bellmore                     2.82 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Valley Stream                2.80 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Oyster Bay                   2.79 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Hicksville                   2.72 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Muttontown                   2.69 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Levittown                    2.69 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  
OLD WESTBURY                 2.65 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
East Hills                   2.57 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Mineola                      2.39 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Port Washington 0.8 N        2.32 in   0724 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Merrick                      1.96 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
East Rockaway                1.94 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Port Washington              1.75 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Freeport                     1.66 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
1 ESE Long Beach             1.46 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  

...New York (Manhattan) County...
Central Park                 2.87 in   0851 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
Midtown Manhattan            2.58 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
NEW YORK                     2.55 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Battery Park                 2.34 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Washington Heights           1.44 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  

...Orange County...
US Military Academy          1.93 in   0355 AM 08/21   RAWS                 
CORNWALL ON HUDSON           1.67 in   0607 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Warwick                      1.65 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Greenwood Lake               1.65 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
2.6 NW Tuxedo Park           1.64 in   0845 AM 08/21   HADS                 
Harriman                     1.53 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Warwick 3.9 W                1.49 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Tuxedo Park                  1.48 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Newburgh                     1.39 in   0551 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Monroe 0.8 N                 1.39 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
NEW WINDSOR                  1.35 in   0608 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
4 SSE Middletown             1.25 in   0610 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Vails Gate                   1.23 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Otisville                    1.18 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Montgomery                   1.14 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Chester                      1.04 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Port Jervis                  0.91 in   0630 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Walden                       0.86 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
0.8 N Port Jervis            0.84 in   0700 AM 08/21   COOP                 
Washingtonville              0.78 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...Putnam County...
Nelsonville 0.3 S            2.40 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Brewster                     2.37 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Lake Carmel                  2.01 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Lake Carmel 0.7 NE           1.94 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
North Highland               1.91 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Cold Spring                  1.73 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...Queens County...
OZONE PARK                   2.98 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Bellerose                    2.94 in   0601 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Little Neck 0.3 SE           2.86 in   0530 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
NYC/La Guardia               2.86 in   0851 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
Kew Garden Hills             2.81 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Howard Beach                 2.80 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
LONG ISLAND CITY             2.07 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
MIDDLE VILLAGE               2.01 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
NYC/JFK Airport              2.01 in   0851 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
Beechhurst                   1.71 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...Richmond County...
College of Staten Island     2.03 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Staten Island 7.1 SW         1.58 in   0654 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Eltingville                  1.45 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...Rockland County...
Pomona                       1.96 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Spring Valley 1.7 SSW        1.77 in   0830 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
New City                     1.76 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
1 SSW Mount Ivy              1.74 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Blauvelt                     1.69 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Spring Valley                1.65 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Bardonia                     1.56 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Suffern                      1.51 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Suffern                      1.49 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Nanuet                       1.49 in   0830 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
Montebello                   1.41 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Stony Point                  1.36 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Stony Point                  1.34 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
0.9 N Montebello             1.30 in   0830 AM 08/21   HADS                 

...Suffolk County...
Patchogue 0.9 SE             5.05 in   0630 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Blue Point                   4.84 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Shirley                      4.72 in   0540 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Blue Point 0.3 ENE           4.65 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Sayville                     4.64 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Islip Terrace 0.2 NNW        4.50 in   0645 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
ISLIP                        4.36 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Center Moriches              4.33 in   0600 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Shirley                      4.32 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Bay Shore 2.7 NNW            4.30 in   0730 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Remsenburg-Speonk 0.9 NE     4.21 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Miller Place                 4.20 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
2 WNW Riverhead              4.20 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Copiague 0.4 ENE             4.20 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Sayville                     4.14 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Islip Terrace                4.14 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Bay Shore                    4.12 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Brightwaters                 4.11 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
1 SSE Manorville             4.04 in   0745 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
COMMACK                      3.94 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Eastport                     3.88 in   0845 AM 08/21   RAWS                 
Westhampton Airport          3.86 in   0553 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
Amityville                   3.80 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
North Patchogue              3.77 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Islip Airport                3.66 in   0556 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
North Babylon                3.64 in   0602 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Upton                        3.63 in   0800 AM 08/21   COOP                 
N. Babylon                   3.56 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Centereach                   3.56 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Dix Hills                    3.53 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Setauket-East Setauket 0.7 S 3.48 in   0735 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Melville                     3.47 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Northport                    3.45 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Wading River 0.3 N           3.28 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Amityville 0.3 NNW           3.26 in   0552 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
East Setauket                3.21 in   0607 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Deer Park 1.0 NE             3.20 in   0734 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Ridge 1.5 SE                 3.18 in   0500 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Setauket-East Setauket 2.1 W 3.13 in   0550 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Laurel 0.6 ESE               3.12 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Baiting Hollow               3.10 in   0700 AM 08/21   COOP                 
Northport                    3.08 in   0606 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
SMITHTOWN                    3.06 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
West Gilgo Beach             3.05 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Stony Brook                  3.01 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Saint James                  3.00 in   0552 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
FAIR HARBOR                  2.96 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Mattituck 1.4 SSE            2.94 in   0749 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Southold 0.3 ESE             2.87 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Selden 1.6 ESE               2.87 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Orient                       2.86 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
East Hampton                 2.68 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
2 E Dix Hills                2.64 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
ORIENT                       2.60 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Southold                     2.60 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Centerport 1.1 SE            2.59 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Smithtown                    2.37 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Orient 2.7 ENE               2.26 in   0830 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Peconic 0.8 NNW              2.18 in   0653 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Farmingdale Airport          2.03 in   0853 AM 08/21   ASOS                 
1 E East Hampton Airport     2.02 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWOS                 
Ridge                        1.91 in   0610 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Southold                     1.82 in   0605 AM 08/21   CWOP                 

...Westchester County...
New Rochelle                 3.20 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Bronxville                   2.53 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Rye Brook                    2.17 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
PORT CHESTER                 2.16 in   0509 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Tarrytown                    2.11 in   0602 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Ossining                     2.08 in   0608 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
1 SSE Hartsdale              2.04 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Mount Kisco                  1.98 in   0609 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
1 S Peach Lake               1.97 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
1 NW Rye                     1.90 in   0613 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Briarcliff Manor             1.90 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Thornwood                    1.89 in   0810 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
SCARSDALE                    1.88 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
Armonk                       1.85 in   0800 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Pleasantville                1.83 in   0615 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Somers                       1.73 in   0610 AM 08/21   NYSM                 
Peekskill 2.8 NNE            1.69 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Midland Park                 1.64 in   0845 AM 08/21   IFLOWS               
Elmsford                     1.61 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                  
Hastings-on-hudson           1.54 in   0600 AM 08/21   CWOP                 
South Salem                  1.51 in   0715 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Yorktown Heights 2.7 NNW     1.50 in   0700 AM 08/21   COCORAHS             
Shrub Oak                    1.41 in   0700 AM 08/21   COOP                 
Rye                          1.37 in   0614 AM 08/21   AWS                
   

Local Storm Reports

Local Storm Report Summary


..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSW Clifton           40.85N 74.17W
08/20/2026                   Passaic            NJ   Broadcast Media  

            Corrects previous flash flood report from 1 
            SSW Clifton. Flooding on NJ 3 Westbound East 
            of Garden State Parkway, 2 left lanes of 3 
            lanes closed. Reported by 511nj.org. 

0604 PM     Flash Flood      1 ENE Secaucus          40.79N 74.05W
08/20/2026                   Hudson             NJ   Public           

            1 right lane of 2 lanes closed due to 
            flooding reported by 511.org. 

0613 PM     Flash Flood      Harrison                40.74N 74.16W
08/20/2026                   Hudson             NJ   CO-OP Observer   

            Water rescues being conducted. 

0618 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 2 N Tompkinsville       40.66N 74.06W
08/20/2026  M48 MPH          ANZ338             NY   Mesonet          

            Mesonet station ROBN4 Robbins Reef, NJ. 

0621 PM     Flash Flood      East Newark             40.75N 74.17W
08/20/2026                   Essex              NJ   Broadcast Media  

            Corrects previous flash flood report from 
            East Newark. Flooding on US 1&9/Tonnelle 
            Avenue Northbound South of Secaucus Rd. 1 
            right lane of 2 lanes closed. Reported by 
            511nj.org. 

0625 PM     Flash Flood      1 NNW Teterboro Airport 40.87N 74.06W
08/20/2026                   Bergen             NJ   Broadcast Media  

            Corrects previous flash flood report from 1 
            NNW Teterboro Airport. Flooding on NJ 17 
            Both Directions North of US 46. All lanes 
            closed southbound. Reported by 511nj.org. 

0630 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 WSW Upper Nyack       41.11N 73.93W
08/20/2026                   Rockland           NY   Other Federal    

            Tree down on US 9W southbound south of Old 
            Mountain Road. 

0647 PM     Tornado          1 W Atlantic Beach      40.59N 73.75W
08/20/2026                   Nassau             NY   NWS Storm Survey 

            NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado 
            producing a narrow swath of damage with 
            estimated wind gusts of 65 to 97 mph across 
            the far western end of Atlantic Beach 
            between 647pm and 650pm. Moderate to major 
            damage to nearly 50 beach bungalows and 
            storage units and adjacent decking and 
            railing, as well as window damage to nearly 
            30 cars, and destruction of 30 yards of sand 
            fencing. 

0647 PM     Flash Flood      1 ESE Jackson Heights   40.77N 73.86W
08/20/2026                   Queens             NY   Broadcast Media  

            Corrects previous flash flood report from 1 
            ESE Jackson Heights. 3 left lanes of 4 lanes 
            blocked near terminal C at LGA as reported 
            by 511.org. 

0654 PM     Marine Tstm Wind NYC/JFK                 40.64N 73.76W
08/20/2026  M48 MPH          Queens             NY   ASOS             

            ASOS station KJFK NYC/JFK Airport. 

0704 PM     Flash Flood      1 W Elizabeth           40.67N 74.20W
08/20/2026                   Union              NJ   Dept of Highways 

            All lanes closed on US 1&9 Northbound North 
            of Grand St. Reported by 511nj.org. 

0727 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 W Atlantic Beach      40.59N 73.75W
08/20/2026                   Nassau             NY   Public           

            Widespread damage to structures with photos 
            reported on Facebook. 

0728 PM     Marine Tstm Wind Eatons Neck             40.95N 73.40W
08/20/2026  M39 MPH          Suffolk            NY   Mesonet          

            Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report 
            from Eatons Neck. Mesonet station XEAT 
            Eatons Neck. 

0752 PM     Flash Flood      Melville                40.78N 73.42W
08/20/2026                   Suffolk            NY   Dept of Highways 

            Flooding on NY 110 both directions at 
            Melville Park Drive. 2 right lanes of 3 
            lanes closed. Reported by 511ny.org. 

0755 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 3 WSW Davis Park        40.67N 73.07W
08/20/2026  M48 MPH          Suffolk            NY   Mesonet          

            Halley Dr Mesonet. 

0759 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 2 WNW Captree State Par 40.65N 73.30W
08/20/2026  M39 MPH          ANZ345             NY   Mesonet          

            Mesonet station XGRS Fire Island CG. 

0814 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 39 S Jones Beach        40.04N 73.44W
08/20/2026  M40 MPH          ANZ385             NY   Mesonet          

            Mesonet station XGLL Greens Ledge Light. 

0829 PM     Flash Flood      North Babylon           40.74N 73.32W
08/20/2026                   Suffolk            NY   Dept of Highways 

            Flooding on NY 231 northbound at Ryder 
            Avenue. All lanes closed. Reported by 
            511ny.org. 

0913 PM     Flash Flood      East Massapequa         40.68N 73.43W
08/20/2026                   Nassau             NY   Dept of Highways 

            Flooding on NY 27 both directions at Carmans 
            Road. All lanes closed. Reported by 
            511ny.org. 
                            
   

The above link and map are courtesy of the Iowa State University State Mesonet (IEM) National Weather Service Text Product Archive

 

Surface Analysis

 

500 mb Analysis

 

Mesoscale Analysis

SBCAPE (top left), 0-6km shear (top right), and 0-3km helicity (bottom left) valid at 5 pm August 20, 2026, and Precipitable Water (bottom right) valid at 8 pm August 20, 2026

 

Atlantic Beach, NY
Source: NWS NY Storm Survey
Atlantic Beach, NY
Source: NWS NY Storm Survey
Atlantic Beach, NY
Source: NWS NY Storm Survey
Atlantic Beach, NY
Source: NWS NY Storm Survey
Atlantic Beach, NY
Source: NWS NY Storm Survey
Atlantic Beach, NY
Source: NWS NY Storm Survey