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Coastal Flood — Block Island, RI

Dec 23, 2022

Low pressure deepened rapidly as it tracked through the eastern Great Lakes.|The storm produced damaging southeast to south winds across much of southern New England and minor to moderate coastal flooding the east and south coasts. Two to 3.5 inches of rain fell across much of RI and interior MA.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1064182). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Block Island County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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