High Tide, Offshore Storm Bring More Icy Flooding to Coastal Communities

High tide, offshore storm bring more icy flooding to coastal communities

High tide and a storm offshore brought icy cold waves over the sea wall in Scituate on Monday.

Coastal flood advisory active for Nantucket County until Monday afternoon

At 1:19 p.m. on Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory in effect until Monday at 2 p.m. for Nantucket County.“Up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways (5.5 to 5.7 feet Mean Lower Low Water),” can be expected according to the weather service. “Two additional high tide cycles will result in pockets of minor coastal flooding. The first is very late tonight w…