Oct 29, 2012
Sandy, a hybrid storm with both tropical and extra-tropical characteristics, brought high winds and coastal flooding to southern New England. Easterly winds gusted to 50 to 60 mph for interior southern New England; 55 to 65 mph along the eastern Massachusetts coast and along the I-95 corridor in southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and 70 to 80 mph along the southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts. A few higher higher gusts occurred along the Rhode Island coast. A severe thunders
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 416775). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Suffolk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.