Ida In the Hudson Valley: Town-by-Town Rainfall Totals

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Rainfall rates from Philadelphia to the NYC metro area hit 2-3 inches per hour during the deluge caused by post-tropical cyclone Ida, according to the National Weather Service.

"An INCREDIBLE amount of moisture fell in the last 24 hours from the remnants of Hurricane Ida," said Alex Marra and Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather.

More than 8 inches of rain fell in Mount Kisco, the most reported to the National Weather Service from Orange, Rockland and Westchester counties.

Here are town-by-town totals from reports turned in to the NWS (in some cases, more than one report per community)

Orange County

• Vails Gate - 5.74 inches
• Montgomery Airport - 5.65
• Otisville - 5.25

Rockland County

• Suffern - 5.03 inches
• New City - 4.14
• Pomona - 3.56

Westchester County

• 1 mile north of Mount Kisco - 8.46 inches
• New Rochelle - 7.79
• New Rochelle - 7.12
• Tarrytown - 6.97
• Tarrytown - 6.94
• Armonk - 6.78
• Ossining - 6.44
• White Plains Airport - 6.16
• Pleasantville - 6.12
• Eastchester - 6.06
• Elmsford - 4.92
• Shrub Oak - 4.57

Central Park shattered its record for the most rain that fell in an hour, with 3.15 inches. It was the second time in 10 days the park saw its single-hour rainfall record broken. The first time was during tropical storm Henri.

Staten Island recorded 8.92 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

The rainfall prompted the National Weather Service to issue its first flash flood emergency in the metro area's history — a stark warning of "life threatening" conditions. Eight people are known to have died.

SEE ALSO:

• New Flood Advisory Issued For Lower Hudson Valley
• 85 Rescues In Ida-Flooded Rockland
• Bee-Line Suspended In Westchester; Road Closures Reported
• 'Significant Damage' As Mamaroneck Flooded By Ida