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Maine coastal real estate has long been about conveying the magic of living by the ocean. Now, it's about flood zone maps, sea level rise and insurance availability. ... Tides could come up on ...
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."
High tides brought flooding and closed roads to Hampton Beach side roads and Ocean Boulevard Jan. 10, 2024. In Hampton on Sunday, tides are expected to surge roughly 12.4 feet high around noon ...
Portland Pier was submerged, by water from the Fore River, which is a regular occurrence for that pier. [1] The pier floods with any tide 12 feet (3.7 m) or higher. [6]Water also breached Commercial Street at Chandler's Wharf, [7] and Maine State Pier, which was completely submerged.
Tide range is the vertical distance between the highest high tide and lowest low tide. The size of the lunar tide compared to the solar tide (which comes once every 12 hours) is generally about 2 to 1, but the actual proportion along any particular shore depends on the location, orientation, and shape of the local bay or estuary.
Chebeague Island is located in Casco Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Maine. It was originally used as a fishing ground by Abenaki Native Americans. Also known as Great Chebeague (pronounced "sha-big") Island, today it is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Portland, Maine.
Images from the Sunday storm show flying ocean spray at high tide, flooded backyards and front yards, and the ocean barreling down a seaside street. Kennebunk, York beaches sustain more damage ...
Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States.As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. [3] The town is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, and MDI Biological Laboratory.