(03/14/17) Today’s flooding by the numbers – This mornings 10:02AM high tide crested at 10:30AM at 6.96 feet above MLLW which is considered Minor Flooding (6.7 to 7.6 feet above MLLW) so we didn’t reach the predicted Moderate flooding which starts at 7.7 feet above MLLW. The tide is currently going down which should take several hours. The current temperature is 41 degrees but with the 35 MPH NNW wind the chill factor makes it feel like 12 degrees. The heavy rains during the early morning hours caused street flooding along NJ Avenue and the west side. When the heavy rain stopped around 8:30AM the rain water started to drain before the tidal flooding started on the west side. The tidal flood was confined to areas of Delaware and New York Avenues with water on the adjacent side streets. The temperatures are supposed to drop later tonight and there is a chance of a dusting of snow. We had a small electric outage on Walnut Avenue which was handled by Atlantic Electric. Several arcing wire calls were handled by the Fire Department.
