Coastal Flood — Eastern Essex, Massachusetts

2024-04-04 · Eastern Essex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Nahant, at 6:55 AM EDT Willow Rd and White Way road were closed. In Ipswich, Jeffries Neck Rd Causeway at Island Park was closed at 7:35 AM EDT. In Salisbury at 7:39 AM EDT Rt 1A was closed at Salisbury Beach. In Nahant at 8:09 AM EDT Nahant Rd Causeway was flooded. In Lynn, Lynn Shore Drive was closed at Eastern Ave.

Wider weather episode

A strong Nor'easter passed offshore of southern New England bringing widespread heavy rainfall, high elevation snow and sleet, as well as strong winds to the region. There was minor flooding on some rivers as well as minor to moderate coastal flooding along the east coast of MA. This was a late season snow storm with very elevation dependent snowfall totals from 0 to over 8 inches. Wind damage was sporadic and mostly minor, with over 25,000 power outages reported in western MA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1161409. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.