No Tornado, But Up To 2 Inches Of Rain In Wednesday's Storms

So the Hudson Valley didn't get a tornado during Wednesday's wide sweep of thunderstorms. One touched down in New Jersey.

What the Hudson Valley got was a lot of rain as the storm cells, while sporadic, dropped water at a great rate. The largest amount was measured in Rockland County: 2.47 inches in Spring Valley. Many other places recorded more than an inch.

Here are the rainfall totals reported by the National Weather Service:

Orange County

• 2 E WALLKILL 0.62 inches

Putnam County

• 4 N CARMEL 1.14 inches
• 3 WSW MAHOPAC 0.94
• 1 N BREWSTER HILL 0.52

Rockland County

• SPRING VALLEY 2.47 inches
• SUFFERN 0.74
• MONTEBELLO 0.60
• SPARKILL 0.58
• SLOATSBURG 0.55

Westchester County

• N PEEKSKILL 1.43 inches
• PEEKSKILL 1.23
• 1 WNW SHRUB OAK 0.89
• MAMARONECK 0.72
• JEFFERSON VALLEY 0.68

More thunderstorms are possible Thursday night. But then it's going to be lovely. The NWS says:

• Tonight- Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
• Friday- Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday Night- Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday- Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Saturday Night- Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
• Sunday- Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
• Sunday Night- Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

SEE: Tornado Touches Down In Springfield