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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 ]
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).
The approximate lunitidal interval can be calculated if the moonrise, moonset, and high tide times are known for a location. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Moon reaches its highest point when it is southernmost in the sky. Lunar data are available from printed or online tables. Tide tables forecast the time of the next high water.
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.
Storm driven high swells on the ocean combined with seasonal high tides combined to cause coastal erosion and water rescues Dec. 28, 2023. Pier Ave. beach ramp at Oceano Dunes was closed as waves ...
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“The waves and high tide were just overwhelming the beach,” Collins said. High surf left foam around the Pier Avenue kiosk at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area on Dec. 28, 2023.
In 2016, a committee in the state was formed to consider having Massachusetts adopt Atlantic Standard Time year round to prevent sunsets from occurring before 16:30 and eliminate the need to change clocks at the beginning and end of daylight saving time. [3]