COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT ISSUED NOVEMBER 12 AT 9:40AM EST UNTIL NOVEMBER 13 AT 6:00PM EST
Effective: 2026-11-12 09:40:00
Expires: 2026-11-13 18:00:00
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
Alert Text
* WHAT...UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVELEXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (3.2 TO 11.6 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER).
* WHERE...BARNSTABLE MA AND NANTUCKET MA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE. LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS NEAR NANTUCKET HARBOR, INCLUDING EASY STREET, MAY EXPERIENCE POCKETS OF SHALLOW FLOODING LESS THAN ONE FOOT DEEP.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SPLASHOVER AND VERY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE ALONG NORTH FACING BEACHES ON CAPE COD BAY AS WELL AS NANTUCKET SOUND. NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AND ANY SPLASHOVER VERY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE QUITE SHORT-LIVED, NO MORE THAN AN HOUR ON EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE.
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BARNSTABLE, NANTUCKET
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