Coastal Flood in Dukes, Massachusetts

Coastal Flood March 4, 2023 · Dukes, Massachusetts

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 830 AM EST, a NWS employee noticed flooding on webcam video at the Chappaquiddick Ferry in Edgartown and at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven.

The wider storm

Low pressure just south of the New England coast intensified early on March 4 and moved off the coast during the day. Heavy snow occurred in the higher terrain of northern and western MA, while mixed precipitation occurred elsewhere. Initial snow began before midnight on March 3. Then another round occurred with the comma head during the late morning/afternoon on March 4. Winds gusted to 45 to 55 mph near the coast, with a few higher gusts. The were a couple of reports of coastal flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1083045. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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