Dec 18, 2023
Low pressure rapidly intensified while lifting north along the coast from Florida to New England from the 17th into the 18th. The low then tracked across New England...to the west of the region...during the 18th. The low brought unseasonably warm air and abundant moisture across the region. Heavy rains and high winds accompanied the low. The pressure gradient between high pressure across the Atlantic and the rapidly intensifying low supported a very strong low level jet across the region. Condit
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1153552). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coastal Washington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.