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Coastal Flood in Southern Middlesex, Connecticut
Coastal Flood October 16, 2019 – October 17, 2019 · Southern Middlesex, Connecticut
What the National Weather Service wrote
A peak water level of 6.3 ft MLLW occurred at the nearby NOS tidal gauge at New London at 2019-10-16 23:24. The moderate coastal flood threshold of 6.0 ft MLLW was exceeded from 2019-10-16 23:18 to 2019-10-16 23:36. Torrential rainfall may have contributed to these water levels.
A peak water level of 10.1 ft MLLW also occurred at the nearby NOS tidal gauge at New Haven at 2019-10-17 00:18. The moderate coastal flood threshold of 9.2 ft MLLW was exceeded from 2019-10-16 23:54 to 2019-10-17 00:36.
The wider storm
Strong southerly winds in advance of intensifying low pressure helped produce moderate coastal flooding in Connecticut.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 863989. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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