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Coastal Flood in Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

Coastal Flood January 13, 2024 · Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Warwick at 7:47 AM EST Arnolds Neck Dr. was flooded due to coastal flooding.

The wider storm

A low pressure system over the southern Plains strengthened significantly as it reached the eastern Great Lakes. This placed New England on the warm side of the storm with strong SE winds and rain instead of snow. This lead to widespread river flooding and coastal flooding on both the south and east coasts of southern New England. The heaviest rain fell over eastern CT, RI, and eastern MA with totals of 1 to 3 inches which added to already saturated ground from previous storms. Along the coast, a storm surge of 2 to 3 feet led to minor to moderate coastal flooding and additional beach erosion in the same areas that were impacted from the previous storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1148379. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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