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.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
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.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 8:52 AM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
952 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
RAIN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE DAY WITH INCREASING
NORTHEAST WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES...AS A DEVELOPING NOR EASTER
BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZED AND INTENSIFIES EAST OF CAPE COD. RAIN
WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY MID TO LATE WEEK ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES
SLOWLY MODERATING. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BY THE
SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
10 AM UPDATE...
CURRENT FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE SO ONLY MINOR MODIFICATIONS MADE.
COMMA HEAD/TROWAL RAINS CONTINUE TO PIVOT SOUTH ACROSS SNE AS WARM
CONVEYOR BELT WRAPS AROUND MID LEVEL LOW TO THE EAST. INCREASED
POPS ACROSS THE BOARD BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS.
WE WILL CONTINUE THE WIND ADVSY FOR E COAST MA. WINDS WILL
PROBABLY FALL JUST SHORT OF ADVISORY CRITERIA BURT GIVEN ITS JUNE
WITH FULL FOLIAGE ON THE TREES...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE
SOME BRANCHES/LIMBS DOWN.
UNSEASONABLY COOL AND RAW DAY WITH MINIMAL TEMP RECOVERY
EXPECTED...MORE LIKE APRIL THAN EARLY JUNE. TEMPS WILL RUN 15 TO
20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
WHILE AFTN ASTRO TIDES ARE LOWER /10.6 FT FOR BOSTON/...CONSIDERING
A 1.3 FT SURGE WHICH OCCURRED THE NIGHT PRIOR AND CONTINUED STRONG
NELY FLOW FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION TO
SEE SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG ERN SHORELINES OF MA THIS
AFTN. COASTAL FLOOD ADV WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MIDDAY PD.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
SYNOPTIC SITUATION...
SFC LOW DEEPENS ACROSS THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK GRADUALLY SLINKING SEWD
FURTHER AWAY FROM SHORE...PUSHED MORESO BY HIGH PRES BUILDING S OUT
OF CANADA AND ROUNDING THE STRONG BLOCKING PATTERN /NEGATIVE NAO/
ACROSS THE N ATLANTIC. A TROWAL/DEFORMATION AXIS COLLOCATED WITH THE
WARM MOIST CONVEYOR BELT AND STRATIFORM RAINS /EASILY DISCERNABLE
PRESENTLY IN THE WV IMAGERY/ SWEEPS S ACROSS NEW ENGLAND TODAY...
COLLOCATED WITH AN AXIS OF STRONG NELY BOUNDARY LYR FLOW OF 30 TO 35
MPH. WINDS SHOULD RELAX INTO MONDAY NIGHT YET CONTINUALLY DRAW
COOLER AIR SWD. THE NEARLY STACKED LOW PRES DOES NOT WOBBLE FAR INTO
THE MIDWEEK PD...ALLOWING FOR CYCLONIC FLOW AND A CONTINUED COOL
MOIST AIRMASS ACROSS THE RGN LIKELY RESULTING IN DIURNALLY DRIVEN WX
FOR TUESDAY.
TONIGHT...
AS THE SFC LOW PIVOTS SEWD...THE BETTER TROWAL/DEFORMATION AXIS
PRESSES OFFSHORE RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD RAINS TO DIMINISH. BUT
DURING THE INITIAL PD THE STRONGEST OF LOW-LVL FLOW IS ANTICIPATED
WITH A NELY 35 KT LLJ /H925/ PERSISTING ACROSS THE ERN SHORES AND
THE CAPE AS LATE AS EARLY MORNING HRS. ONCE AGAIN...THE WRF-NMM MDL
FCST IS THE MOST ROBUST WITH 40-45 KTS AT H925. WIND ADV WILL
CONTINUE INTO 6Z ACCORDINGLY.
IN ADDITION...ASTRO TIDES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE ONE TO TWO TENTHS
HIGHER...AND WITH THE LONG PREVAILING NELY FLOW /THE STRONGEST OF
WHICH WILL CENTER AROUND DUSK WITH H925 FLOW...2-3 KFT AGL...AROUND
40 TO 45 MPH/ SWELL AND HIGH SURF WILL BE BUILT UP ALONG THE ERN
SHORES OF MA. COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE AS LIKELY A SIMILAR IF
NOT GREATER IMPACT ALONG SHORELINE COMMUNITIES WILL BE OBSERVED AS
WAS THE CASE SUNDAY NIGHT /SEE LATEST LOCAL STORM REPORT FOR LAST
NIGHTS COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS/.
TUESDAY...
MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE WELL SE OF NEW ENGLAND WITH THE BETTER
LIFT AND STRONGER LOW-LVL FLOW. YET NEVERTHELESS A COOL AND MOIST
AIRMASS UNDER CYCLONIC FLOW SHOULD PREVAIL. A MOIST ADIABATIC
PROFILE...ANY BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AND THE STRONG ANGLE OF THE SUN
SHOULD PROMOTE LOW-LVL MIXING AND DIURNAL INVIGORATION OF SCTD
SHOWERS AND PSBL THUNDERSTORMS /ALBEIT INSTABILITY IS WEAK/. CHC
POPS WARRANTED.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* UNSETTLED SHOWERY WEATHER THROUGH AT LEAST THU
* COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPS SLOWLY MODERATING LATE WEEK
* PATTERN CHANGE POSSIBLE LATE WEEKEND/EARLY NEXT WEEK
MODEL PREFERENCES...
00Z MODEL GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE LARGE SCALE FLOW ACROSS
NA THIS PERIOD...WHICH FEATURES A NEGATIVE HEIGHT ANOMALY AND
ASSOCIATED OCEAN CYCLONE SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA AT 00Z WED...THEN SLOWLY
DRIFTING SEAWARD TO NEWFOUNDLAND BY FRI. BY LATE FRI INTO SAT
MODELS THEN BEGIN TO DIFFER ON THE TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF A
NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST CANADA AND THEN
INTO NEW ENGLAND. THE 00Z ECMWF IS MORE ROBUST WITH THIS FEATURE
THAN THE 00Z GFS. HOWEVER THE 12Z ECENS AND THE 00Z UKMET LEND SOME
SUPPORT TOWARD THE STRONGER ECMWF. THIS WOULD INCREASE THE RISK OF
SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS FRI INTO SAT. PREVIOUS FORECAST HAS CHANCE POPS SO
WE WILL MAINTAIN CONTINUITY. CPC ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE
HIGH LATITUDE BLOCK WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS CURRENT HIGHLY ANOMALOUS NEGATIVE NAO /INDEX -2/
BEGINS TO TREND TOWARD ZERO DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THIS SUGGEST A
POSSIBLE PATTERN CHANGE WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REDEVELOPING FROM
THE MID ATLC INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WOULD FAVOR A TREND TOWARD
DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER INTO NEW ENGLAND. STAY TUNED!
SENSIBLE WEATHER DETAILS...
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
MID LEVEL LOW AND ASSOCIATED OCEAN STORM SLOWLY DRIFT INTO ATLC
CANADA. THUS ONSHORE WINDS WILL SLACKEN AND WARM CONVEYOR BELT/COMMA
HEAD RAINS SHOULD MOVE OFFSHORE. THEREFORE NOT AS WET OR COOL AS MON
AND TUE. HOWEVER GIVEN CYCLONIC FLOW AND COLD POOL ALOFT SCT DIURNAL
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDER ARE POSSIBLE. SO BY NO MEANS A WASHOUT.
THURSDAY...
ALL MODEL GUID SUGGEST LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO
THIN...PROMOTING BREAKS OF SUNSHINE. BUT CYCLONIC FLOW CONTINUES
ALONG WITH COLD POOL ALOFT. SO MORE OF THE SAME...SCT DIURNAL
SHOWERS. MARITIME AIRMASS OVER NEW ENGLAND BEGINS TO MODIFY AS
LOW LEVEL FLOW SHIFT TO THE SSW. THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATING
TEMPS GIVEN STRONG JUNE SUN. THIS SOLAR HEATING WILL ALSO RESULT IN
DESTABILIZATION WITH 500 TEMPS AROUND -18C TO -20C! THUS LOW TO
MODERATE RISK OF AFTN/EVENING TSTMS WITH A LOW PROB OF SMALL HAIL.
FRIDAY/SAT...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE SOME TIMING AND MAGNITUDE DIFFERENCES WITH NEXT
NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE TROUGH. WILL MAINTAIN CONTINUITY FROM
PREVIOUS FORECAST AND PRESERVE CHANCE POPS FOR DIURNAL SCT
SHOWERS/TSTMS. ONCE AGAIN NOT EXPECTING A WASHOUT.
SUNDAY...
ABOVE AVERAGE MODEL AGREEMENT ON MEAN MID LEVEL TROUGH MOVING
OFFSHORE AND BEING REPLACED BY HEIGHT RISES AS SUBTROPICAL RIDGE
REDEVELOPS FROM THE MID ATLC TO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS SHOULD PROMOTE
DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER. GIVEN THE WARMING TEMPS ALOFT FELT
CONFIDENT TO LEAVE FORECAST DRY.
&&
.AVIATION /14Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
7 AM UPDATE...
OVERVIEW...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
PERSISTENCE PROBABLY THE BEST FORECAST WITH CURRENT CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST MUCH OF THE DAY. THEREFORE IFR CIGS WITH
MAINLY MVFR VSBYS IN RAIN A GOOD BET ACROSS EASTERN MA WITH MVFR
LIKELY ELSEWHERE IN MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS. NNE WINDS UP TO 35 KT
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CAPE COD/NANTUCKET AND POSSIBLY
INTO COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. MAY SEE SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS
TUE...LIKELY INVIGORATING RENEWED WIDESPREAD SHOWERY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE TERMINALS...DISSIPATING TOWARDS EVNG.
KBOS TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
MARGINAL MVFR/IFR IN SHOWERS. GUSTY N WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NE
THIS AFTERNOON AT SPEEDS OF 20-30 KT. GUSTS LIKELY TO LINGER INTO
THE EVNG PD. INTERMITTENT VSBY IMPACTS DUE TO -RA EXPECTED...YET
LOW CONFIDENCE ON SPECIFICS.
KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
MVFR IN SHOWERS. MODEST NLY FLOW THRU THE DAY WITH GUSTS AROUND
20 KTS LIKELY LINGERING INTO THE EVNG PD. INTERMITTENT VSBY
IMPACTS DUE TO -RA EXPECTED...YET LOW CONFIDENCE ON SPECIFICS.
OUTLOOK...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
TUE NIGHT/WED...HIGH PROBABILITY FOR MVFR IN SCT SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTM WED AFTN. WINDS SLACKEN AND BECOME LGT/VRB. CIGS MAY
LIFT TO VFR DURING WED AFTN.
THU/FRI...HIGH PROBABILITY FOR VFR. LOW RISK OF AFTN/EVENING SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
&&
.MARINE...
EASTERN COASTAL WATERS...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE.
WILL SEE INCREASING NELY FLOW INTO THIS EVNG WITH GALE FORCE
WINDS /GUSTS UP TO 40 KTS WILL BE PSBL OVER STELLWAGEN BANK/.
SEAS INCREASING 10-12 FT ALONG THE OUTER WATERS...WITH SEAS AROUND
8 FT OUTSIDE THE INNER HARBORS AND BAYS. WIDESPREAD RAIN DURING
THE COURSE OF TODAY GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THRU THE EVNG PD INTO
TUESDAY. LIKELY VSBY IMPACTS.
SOUTHERN WATERS...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE
GALES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR NANTUCKET BAY AND FOR THE OUTER WATERS S
AND E OF NANTUCKET BEGINNING AROUND MIDDAY AND INTO THE EVNG PD.
ELSEWHERE...SMALL CRAFT ADV IN EFFECT FOR WINDS AROUND 25 KTS BUT
REMAINING BELOW GALE FORCE. SEAS OF 6-8 FT ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE
S OUTER WATERS /BUILDING LESSER SO DUE TO TERRAIN SHIELDING THE
WATERS FROM FASTER NELY FLOW/. WIDESPREAD RAIN ANTICIPATED AND
LIKELY LEADING TO VSBY IMPACTS.
OUTLOOK...TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...
TUE NGT/WED...
GALE CENTER SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA CONTINUES TO MOVE SEAWARD AWAY FROM
NEW ENGLAND. WINDS SLACKEN BUT NE SWELLS PERSIST. VSBY MAY BE POOR
IN MORNING FOG AND DRIZZLE.
THU/FRI...
WEAK HIGH PRES MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND IMPROVING VSBY. LIGHT WINDS
BUT NE SWELLS MAY LINGER. ANY SHOWERS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AFTN AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
* COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AROUND NOON ALONG THE EAST COAST
* COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR TONIGHT ALONG THE EAST COAST
AROUND NOON...
GALES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE ERN WATERS WITH THE
DEEPENING LOW PRES CENTER NEAR THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK. WHILE MIDDAY
TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOWER ALONG THE E SHORE /10.6 FT AT
BOSTON HARBOR/ THE PERSISTENT NELY FLOW WILL LIKELY LEND TO HIGH
SURF AND SURGE /LAST EVNGS SURGE WAS 1.3 FT/. THAT BEING THE
CASE...IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION TO SEE SPLASHOVER AND MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE ERN SHORELINES OF MA AND THUS A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT.
TONIGHT...
WITH CONTINUING TRENDS OF STRONG NELY FLOW /THE STRONGEST OF
WHICH WILL CENTER AROUND DUSK WITH ONSHORE GALE FORCE WINDS/...
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES /12.3 FT AT BOSTON HARBOR/ AND AN
ANTICIPATED SURGE OF 1.4 FT...AND CONSIDERING LOCAL STORM REPORTS
GATHERED ALONG THE E SHORELINE LAST NIGHT...COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS
CONTINUE AS LIKELY SIMILAR IF NOT GREATER IMPACTS ALONG ERN SHORELINE
COMMUNITIES ARE ANTICIPATED. HIGH SURF IS ALSO EXPECTED WHICH
WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. PLEASE MONITOR ANY
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR NEW INFORMATION TOWARD THIS THREAT.
TUE NIGHT...
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY AGAIN TUE NIGHT WITH HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. WHILE THE COASTAL STORM WILL BE SHIFTING
FURTHER E WITH TIME...CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS THREAT.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
TUESDAY FOR MAZ007-015-016-019-022.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MAZ007-015-016-019-022.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MAZ007.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR MAZ019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
MAZ022-024.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
ANZ232.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ230-233>235-
237-256.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ231.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ236.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ250-251.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ254-255.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NOCERA/SIPPRELL
NEAR TERM...KJC
SHORT TERM...SIPPRELL
LONG TERM...NOCERA
AVIATION...NOCERA/SIPPRELL
MARINE...NOCERA/SIPPRELL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-020-021-023-026-NHZ011-012-015- RIZ001>008-050900- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- DUKES MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ232-050900- NANTUCKET SOUND- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231-050900- CAPE COD BAY- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-233>237-256-050900- BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND- NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ250-251-050900- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ254-255-050900- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ019-050900- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. MAZ015-016-050900- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-050900- EASTERN ESSEX MA- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ022-050900- BARNSTABLE MA- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. MAZ024-050900- NANTUCKET MA- 459 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tenth Street in Salisbury was flooded for 100 feet with seawater. Essex Avenue in Gloucester was flooded to the edge of the street. Causeway Street in Gloucester was flooded with a few inches of seawater. This was all considered minor coastal flooding.
Seventh Avenue at Oceanside Drive was impassable and parts of Hatherly Road were closed due to minor coastal flooding.
One foot of water flooded the end of Sea Street in Weymouth. Bow Street and Jerusalem Road in Cohasset were closed due to minor coastal flooding.
Half of Main Street in Edgartown was flooded. Also, the ferry ramp to the parking lot was flooded. This was minor coastal flooding.
Lighthouse Road, Bailey's Causeway, and Cole Parkway in Scituate were closed due to moderate coastal flooding. Seventh and Central Avenues, Edwards Foster, Oceanside, Turner, Rebecca, Glades, and Surfside Roads, Town Way, and Seagate Circle were all flooded and impassable. Rebecca and 7th Roads had a significant amount of overwash material in the road the morning of June 5. The parking lot along Old Dock Street was flooded with a foot of water. Three average size cars were in water up to the car doors. In Marshfield, Plymouth Avenue and Dyke Road were closed. The parking lot at Hingham Harbor was flooded. In Hull, Moreland Avenue was closed due to flooding. V Street and Sunset Avenue were flooded.
Morrissey Boulevard in Boston was closed due to minor coastal flooding. Also, the Long Wharf area was flooded with fourteen to sixteen inches of water and flooding the Charthouse Restaurant. In Revere, John and Mills Avenues were flooded with several inches of water, up to the steps of nearby homes.
Commercial Street in Salem was flooded from end to end with 21 inches of water at its deepest point. Several inches of water flooded Lee Fort Terrace. Columbus Avenue was flooded with six to seven inches of water. Water flowed over the wall at Columbus Avenue and ran down Bay View Avenue toward Salem Willows. In Marblehead, a parking lot near Devereaux Beach was flooded with splashover reaching the Marblehead Causeway. Lynn Shore Drive on the Lynn/Swampscott line was flooded with small rocks 2 inches in diameter washed onto the road. Also in Lynn, splashover at Nahant Street and Lynn Shore Drive resulted in small debris washed into the roads. In Salisbury, overwash moved over the intersection of North End Boulevard and down Beach Road almost to the entrance to Reservation Road. Liberty Street was flooded and impassable due to moderate coastal flooding. There was significant beach erosion in both Salisbury and Newburyport. In Gloucester, Causeway Street was completely flooded with seawater. Tide washed over Jeffrey's Neck Road in Ipswich.
Fort Point Road in Weymouth was flooded from Bacon Road to the end was flooded with at least one foot of water. A large portion of Bacon Road was also flooded with at least a foot of water. Wessagusett Road from Yacht Club to Parker Street was flooded with a foot of water and impassable. The seawall has a hole in it on Fore River Avenue near Sea Street, this intersection is flooded with two feet of water and is impassable. Fore River Avenue was closed due to moderate coastal flooding. King Cove Beach Road at Beach Road was closed due to flooding near 91 Beach Road. In Quincy, the 700 block of Sea Street was flooded. Enterprise Road was flooded and impassable. The side spur of East Squantum Street to approximately 440 East Squantum Street was flooded and impassable. At least 30 basements were flooded in Quincy, most of which were along Armory and Lafayette Streets, near Furnace Brook.
The docks and the harbormaster's office at Sandwich marina were flooded. Also in Sandwich, portions of Dexter Avenue, Wood Avenue, Spring Hill Beach, Boardwalk Road, and Foster Road were flooded. One of the houses on Boardwalk Road had water up to the foundation, flooding the basement.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, June 2012
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 393112, 393103, 393105, 393113, 393114, 393128, 393132, 393135, 393137.