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Coastal Flood in Southeast Providence, Rhode Island

Coastal Flood December 23, 2022 · Southeast Providence, Rhode Island

What the National Weather Service wrote

The total water level at the Fox Point Barrier reached 9.37 feet - which was a 3 to 4 foot surge above astronomical tide. This caused the barrier to be shut down (6.7 feet is their threshold). Other area streets in Providence had several inches of coastal flooding.

The wider storm

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. Two to 3.5 inches of rain fell across much of RI and interior MA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1064306. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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