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Coastal Flood — Coastal Rockingham, New Hampshire
January 10, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
An intense and rapidly deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes region (975 mb) combined with modestly high astronomical tides to produce the third highest storm tide ever in Portland (records 1912-present). In the Portsmouth region at the relatively new Seavey Island gauge, the tide reached 12.46 feet (MLLW) at 9:36 am. The storm surge was recorded at 3.17 feet. The Hampton tide gage amazingly remained above flood stage for over four hours (from 805 am to 1215 pm), topping out at 13.56 feet (MLLW) with a storm surge of 4.16 feet near the time of high tide. This tide gage didn't have a long period record but the water level was the highest recorded since the install in 2012. Storm to hurricane force southeasterly winds occurred along the coast with nearshore waves of 15 to 20
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.