Coastal Flood in Washington, Rhode Island

Coastal Flood December 18, 2023 · Washington, Rhode Island

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 1146321. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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