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Coastal Flood — Southwest Suffolk, NY

Apr 16, 2007

A strong late season Nor'easter impacted the region with a prolonged period of moderate coastal flooding. The low orignated over the southern plains on Friday, April 13, and then reached the mid Atlantic coast Sunday morning, April 15. From there, it underwent rapid deepening and tracked northeast, reaching the waters off southern New England Sunday night. The combination of a strong high off the New England coast and a period of higher than normal spring tides resulted in several days of tid

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 46214). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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