<Li> July 13, 1996--Hurricane Bertha makes landfall on Long Island as a tropical storm, producing heavy rainfall which caused moderate flooding in the lower Hudson Valley in addition to tropical storm - force winds . </Li> <Li> July 24, 1997--Hurricane Danny causes light rainfall over New York City and Long Island . </Li> <Li> September 8, 1999--The remnants of Hurricane Dennis produce bands of heavy rain which caused some flooding, especially in Rockland County where three feet of flood water accumulated in some locations . </Li> <Li> September 16, 1999--Hurricane Floyd produces rainfall up to 13 inches (325 mm) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph (95 km / h) affect Southeastern New York . Severe flooding results from the storm, killing two people and causing an early estimate of $14.6 million (1997 USD, $18 million 2007 USD), although it is reported that damage could total to far more than that . One of the deaths occurred when a person was swept into a flooded river . </Li>

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