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SEE IT: Roads Flood, Trees Fall In Central Queens Amid Storm
While parts of NYC emerged relatively unscathed by Tropical Storm Henri's record rainfall, roads flooded and trees fell in central Queens.

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — As Tropical Storm Henri drenched New York City in record rainfall this weekend, some neighborhoods in central Queens suffered flooding and damage.
New Yorkers in southeast Queens saw the borough’s greatest rainfall as of Monday morning, with 5.9 inches of rain reportedly falling in Howard Beach, a neighborhood that’s seen recurrent damage from coastal flooding. Winds toppled trees, and rain flooded streets in other southeast Queens neighborhoods, too.
Central Queens was not spared from the downpour either, with 3.78 inches coming down in Kew Garden Hills — the third greatest rainfall across the borough.
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Roads across several central Queens neighborhoods flooded, including Woodhaven Boulevard in Forest Hills.
A couple of videos show cars driving down the flooded boulevard, with water reaching above some vehicles’ wheels.
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Nearby, on a stretch of the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Forest Park, a tree reportedly fell in the road amid heavy winds and rain, blocking traffic for an hour.
In other parts of Queens, however, residents emerged from the storm relatively unscathed.
New Yorkers aren’t totally in the clear from Tropical Storm Henri, since heavy rain remains in the city’s forecast for Monday.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch until Tuesday at 2 a.m., adding that the city could see anywhere from two to four more inches of rain this afternoon.
Rain leaves the forecast starting Tuesday, forecasts show.
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