Abstract: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 … Show more
“…The eastern coastline of New England has been affected by many nor'easters. Before the January and March 2018 nor'easters, some of the most damaging nor'easters since the February 1978(Gadoury, 1979 nor'easter have been the October 1991 (Kedzierski, 1992), December 1992, and January 2015 (Massey and Verdi, 2015) nor'easters. All 6 of these nor'easters have total water level elevations that rank in the highest 10 peak total water level elevations at the NOAA tide gage in Boston (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2018a).…”
“…The eastern coastline of New England has been affected by many nor'easters. Before the January and March 2018 nor'easters, some of the most damaging nor'easters since the February 1978(Gadoury, 1979 nor'easter have been the October 1991 (Kedzierski, 1992), December 1992, and January 2015 (Massey and Verdi, 2015) nor'easters. All 6 of these nor'easters have total water level elevations that rank in the highest 10 peak total water level elevations at the NOAA tide gage in Boston (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2018a).…”
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