Coastal Flood — Eastern Essex, Massachusetts

2022-12-23 · Eastern Essex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Swampscott at 948 AM, amateur radio reported that a section of Humphrey Street was closed due to coastal flooding and at 1005 AM a section of Atlantic Avenue was closed. In Lynn at 948 AM, amateur radio reported that a section of Summer Street was closed due to coastal flooding; at 10 AM there was minor flooding over the sea wall; at 1017 AM, Lynnway was flooded between Commercial St. and Marine Blvd. In Ipswich at 954 AM, a section of Water St. was impassable due to coastal flooding on the Ipswich River. In Salem at 1005 AM, Bridge Street was closed. In Nahant at 1005 AM, there was minor flooding on Nahant Causeway, with rock thrown up onto the Causeway. In Salisbury, MA Coastal Zone Management reported that Liberty Street was flooded. On Plum Island in Newbury, a large section of a rear wall of abandoned house was washed away on 73rd Street, sometime after the 1030 AM high tide. This was confirmed by emergency management. MA Coastal Zone Management reported flooding on Plum Island Turnpike.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure deepened rapidly as it tracked through the eastern Great Lakes.

The storm produced damaging southeast to south winds across much of southern New England and minor to moderate coastal flooding the east and south coasts. There were two rounds of strong wind gusts -- one in the morning and one in the late afternoon and evening. Two to 3.5 inches of rain fell across much of RI and interior MA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1064019. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.