#weather-events

#weather-events

The storm brought 2.64 inches of rain to Harlem, while Central Park recorded its second-highest one-hour rainfall on record, trailing only the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Our hearts break for the tragic loss of life during last night's storms, and my administration has been in touch with local elected officials offering support.

I had a funny feeling in my ears, like when the barometer drops during a hurricane. I looked up, and there it was, the sinister-looking black cloud. I stood like a deer in the headlights.

Filling sandbags beside the Big Prawn ahead of cyclonic conditions in Ballina.

Even an amateur weather watcher was worried about the conditions: Altadena, we have a problem, he warned his followers.

"After I got through the doors the rain went sideways. I turned around and there was a tornado. It was right there, tearing down these branches."

Hurricane Rafael, a Category 3 hurricane with 105 mph winds, struck western Cuba, knocking out the entire power grid and leaving significant damage in its wake.

As meteorologists, we always want to get the forecast right. This is one we wanted to get wrong. This is the worst event in our office's history.