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A local environmental group in Boston, Stone Living Lab, posted signs in the water directing onlookers to its website, which said, "Wicked High Tides are back!These annual tides are 2-4 feet ...
Along the Massachusetts coastline, the storm produced 25 ft (7.6 m) wave heights on top of a 4 ft (1.2 m) high tide. [2] In Boston, the highest tide was 14.3 ft (4.4 m), [6] which was only 1 ft (30 cm) lower than the record from the blizzard of 1978. [2] High waves on top of the storm tide reached about 30 ft (9.1 m).
Tidal flooding, also known as sunny day flooding [1] or nuisance flooding, [2] is the temporary inundation of low-lying areas, especially streets, during exceptionally high tide events, such as at full and new moons. The highest tides of the year may be known as the king tide, with the month varying by location. These kinds of floods tend not ...
The Ordinance of 1641 extended the property rights of riparian owners from the line of low tide to a maximum distance of 100 rods (1,600 ft; 500 m) from the line of high tide. Generally, other states drew the line of private property at high tide. However, extending shore lines into bordering bodies of water was not unique to Boston.
Waves were already starting to splash over the seawall two hours before high tide at 12:19 p.m. The storm surge, officials said, was "2.5 to 3 feet, with inundation of 1 to 3.5 feet."
James Bland and Marco Pigossi star in "High Tide," which opens Oct. 18 in New York and Oct. 25 in Los Angeles before a wider Nov. 1 release. Jacob Yakob/LD Entertainment
Hurricane Carol struck Connecticut shortly after high tide, and its combination with 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m) storm surges from New London eastward produced widespread tidal flooding. [13] About 2,000 people were stranded when a rail line between New Haven and Rhode Island was flooded. [ 18 ]
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