Jun 3, 2012
High spring astronomical tides combined with low pressure off the east coast of Massachusetts to produce coastal flooding. This unseasonable coastal low pressure contributed to the flooding lasting through multiple tide cycles. Accompanying the low pressure was rainfall that further intensified the flooding, with the coastal contribution making it difficult for freshwater flooding to drain.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 393075). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Eastern Essex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.