Coastal Flood — Nantucket, Massachusetts

2020-04-03 · Nantucket, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 707 AM EST (807 AM EDT), there was water covering the road at the corner of Easton Street and Hulbert Avenue. At 710 AM EST, there was minor flooding on Commercial Street. At 744 AM EST, Easy Street was closed due to coastal flooding.

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 875461. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.