NWS issues Coastal Flood Statement

NOTE:  Tonight's 6.8 foot high tide will peak at 11:04 p.m.
Projected tidal departure could possibly result in a 7.8 foot total tide height.

Event:

Coastal Flood Statement

Alert:

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN COAST OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND IN CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK...AND ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BACK BAYS OF LONG ISLAND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 FT TO AROUND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS. * TIMING...DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BRIEF MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR PROPERTIES DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE. ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.