Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If
travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through
water of unknown depth.
* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, one to two feet of
inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near
shorelines and tidal waterways (2.5 to 14.2 feet Mean Lower
Low Water). For the Coastal Flood Advisory, less than one
foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying
areas near shorelines and tidal waterways (4.0 to 14.3 feet
Mean Lower Low Water).
* WHERE...Eastern Massachusetts coast including Cape Cod and
the Islands.
* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 5 PM EST this
afternoon. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 1 AM to 4 AM
EST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Some coastal roads become impassable around high tide.
Flooding 1 to 2 feet deep affects some coastal roads and low
lying areas from Revere and Winthrop through Boston to the South
Shore and communities along Cape Cod Bay. Flooding also affects
roads near Edgartown Harbor and Nantucket Harbor, and approaches
Five Corners in Vineyard Haven.