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Coastal Flood — Eastern Plymouth, MA

Apr 3, 2020

A large and intense ocean storm east of New England caused a period of coastal flooding at the time of high tide in the early to mid morning and strong, locally damaging winds from the late morning to mid afternoon. Heavy rain also fell, with 1.50 to 2.75 inches of rain reported in eastern Massachusetts. The storm then moved south and passed north of Bermuda on March 4.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 875460). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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