Maines tidal flooding worst in 40 years, according to weather officials
Source: Portland Press Herald
Tidal flooding from Thursday’s blizzard is the greatest that Maine has seen in 40 years and the third-highest since weather officials started keeping track more than 100 years ago.
John Cannon, a senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, said Thursday’s high tide in Portland was 13.79 feet, only slightly below the 14.17 feet reported during the famed Blizzard of 1978. The second-highest level, 13.98 feet, also happened in 1978.
Up and down the Maine coast on Thursday, from Kennebunkport and Wells to as far east as Machias, there were reports of flooding or dangerously high water levels. Cannon said sea levels already were high because of the recent near-full moon, and the storm surge only made things worse.
In Portland, there was flooding on waterfront piers near J’s Oyster House, on Somerset Street near Whole Foods and on Marginal Way near Diamond Street, said city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin. City officials advised motorists to turn around rather than drive through standing water.
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