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Friday, November 16, 2012

Coastal Flood Advisory Issued Again on Friday

High tides and northeast wind could cause minor flooding along the water on Friday.

A coastal flood advisory is has been issued on Friday for waterfront properties because of astronomically high tides. “Some minor coastal flooding is possible with the late morning high tide cycle today,” the National Weather Service said when it issued its advisory on Friday morning. The advisory runs from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Friday. The unusually high tide combined with a “north and northeast flow” off shore could cause “another round of minor coastal flooding with this astronomical high tide.” High tide is Danvers is at 12:22 p.m. The impact on Friday are likely to be a little less than Thursday, the weather service said, because the winds will be slightly less and the tide slightly lower. Nonetheless, “locally prone locations may …

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Urban and Small Stream Flooding Possible Wednesday Morning

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory because of the possibility of urban and small stream flooding on Wednesday morning.

There’s the possibility for thunderstorms that include strong winds, hail and flash flooding on Wednesday. And flooding could occur on Wednesday morning with a line of heavy rain that is moving across the state. Just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued an urban and small stream flood advisory that will run through 9:45 a.m. The advisory was issued because of a line of strong storms - that as of 6:50 a.m. runs from Milford, N.H. through Clinton and Shrewsbury to Willimantic, Conn. – was headed eastward. The storms were headed towards Danvers, as well as much of the North Shore. “Heavy rainfall rates of 1-1.5 inches per hour can be expected with these storms as they progress eastward through eastern portions of …

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