NYC's 6-Inch Rainy Weekend Causes Wall Collapse, Floods Out Motorists

NEW YORK CITY — Nearly 6 inches of rain fell over parts of New York City in an absolute soaker of a weekend that caused a flood of headaches for city dwellers, forecasters and officials said.

A Bronx apartment building's wall partially collapsed and flooded-out motorists had to be rescued from their cars amid the weather-related chaos, according to a torrent of weekend tweets.

As New Yorkers battled the rain with umbrellas and galoshes, it seems even the city's resilient pigeons decided to surrender.

"If you’re trying to understand how wet New York City is at the moment, its 'drenched pigeon takes shelter in a doorway' wet," one New Yorkers tweeted with a photograph of an unhappy-looking bird.

If you’re trying to understand how wet New York City is at the moment, its “drenched pigeon takes shelter in a doorway” wet. And there are many hours of rain to go #birdcpp pic.twitter.com/qkMjds9qPJ
— gedalia@mastodon.gamedev.place (@gedaliap) April 30, 2023

Rainfall varied across the city, with Washington Heights getting the most at 5.95 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

Central Park saw 4.7 inches, while its Brooklyn counterpart Prospect Park had 4.49 inches of recorded rainfall, the totals show.

Flood advisories went up Sunday as the ceaseless rain fell and threatened low-lying communities.

By the evening, the rain caused a wall collapse at a Bronx apartment building along Valentine Avenue, Mayor Eric Adams tweeted.

"Thankfully no one was injured and our team at was quick to connect families who needed services with the @RedCross," he wrote.

Videos posted by New Yorkers showed flooding in Brooklyn and along highways in Queens. FDNY firefighters hauled motorists out of flooded cars on the Cross Island Expressway, according to a video.

All in all, New Yorkers weren't happy.

"I live in New York City, and I don't want to hear anyone in the Tri-state area complaining about their lawns not getting enough rain after this weekend," one fed-up New Yorker tweeted.

I live in New York City, and I don't want to hear anyone in the Tri-state area complaining about their lawns not getting enough rain after this weekend
— Troy Robertson (@troyrobertson24) April 30, 2023

Unfortunately for New Yorkers who are still drying their shoes and socks, there could be more rain on the way.

Every day this week until Friday carries at least a 30 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service.

Here's the forecast for this week.

Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southwest wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.