The storm produced record snowfall in many areas of Rhode Island and Massochusetts. Spring high tides (sun and moon in such alinement as to cause the highest tides of the month), a stationary storm center, and hurricane force winds combined to produce record high flood levels along much of the Massachusetts to Maine coastline on February 7. Tidal gages recorded new highs of 10.4 feet in Boston, Massachusetts, and 9.6 feet in Portland, Maine. Fifty-four lives were lost because of the storm. Property damage was greatest along the Massachusetts coastline north of Cape Cod. The total cost of the storm-principally property damage, snow removal, and economic losses-approached $1 billion. This report contains data which document the flooding along parts of the New England coast. E levat i ons of 203 floodmarks in Massachusetts, 104 in Maine, and 46 in New Hampshire are given. Also included are some historical coastal flood data and a li st of other storm-related studies.. This report contains elevations of 203 high-water marks in Massachusetts, 104 in 0atne, and 46 in New Hampshire. The high-water marks were found along the tmmediate coast, in sheltered bays, and in estuaries of selected rivers. possible through funding by the U.S. Army Corps of Eng 1neers. Surveys of high-water marks were made by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works and the New Engl and Division of Corps of Engineers. Photographs of flooding and damage were provided by The Boston Globe and Boston Herald American. THE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS The storm, called "The Blizzard of 1978," formed in the Carolinas and moved northward along the Atlantic seaboard. By Monday morning, February 6, its center m

No abstract

No abstract

No abstract

No abstract