Coastal Flood — Washington, Rhode Island

2023-12-18 · Washington, Rhode Island

Event narrative

In Westerly at 10:14 AM EST there was coastal flooding on Atlantic Ave at Winnapaug Rd which lasted until 11:30 AM EST. In Narragansett at 10:45 AM EST Narragansett Ave at Boston Neck Rd, Beach Rd by the town beach, and Ocean Ave were closed. Later, at 11:10 AM EST there was coastal flooding at Galilee and Ocean Ave.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system moved up the Atlantic coast Sunday night into Monday, merging with a short wave trough exiting the northern Great Plains and taking the surface low west of southern New England. This brought strong southerly winds and coastal flooding to southern New England. This was a very impactful storm flooding roads, closing schools, knocking out power to 300,000 across MA, cancelling flights, and killing one man in southern New England.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1146321. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.