Coastal Flood — Dukes, Massachusetts

2020-04-03 · Dukes, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 607 AM EST (707 AM EDT), portions of Beach Road were closed to Five Corners in Vineyard Haven.

Wider weather episode

A large and intense ocean storm east of New England caused a period of coastal flooding at the time of high tide in the early to mid morning and strong, locally damaging winds from the late morning to mid afternoon. Heavy rain also fell, with 1.50 to 2.75 inches of rain reported in eastern Massachusetts. The storm then moved south and passed north of Bermuda on March 4.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 875459. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.