Coastal Flood Statement
Southeast Middlesex County, MA
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH 2 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways (2.8 to 13.1 feet Mean Lower Low Water).
* WHERE...Eastern Essex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Suffolk MA,
Eastern Norfolk MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes
MA and Nantucket MA Counties.
* WHEN...10 AM Sunday morning to 2 PM Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Sporadic shallow pockets of flooding less than
one foot deep may affect the lowest lying areas along
the coast, including Morrissey Boulevard in Boston.
Most roads remain passable. Flooding up to one foot deep
affects coastal roads on the North Shore from Salem to
Gloucester and Newburyport. Rough surf will cause
flooding on some coastal roads around the time of high tide
due to splashover. Roads remain passable. Low lying areas
and roads near Nantucket Harbor, including Easy Street,
may experience pockets of shallow flooding less than
one foot deep.
