On Saturday at 2:33 a.m. a coastal flood statement was released by the National Weather Service valid between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Plymouth and Barnstable counties.

The weather service comments, “Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways (3.0 to 12.9 feet Mean Lower Low Water).”

“Roads remain passable. Shallow pockets of flooding less than one foot deep affect more vulnerable coastal roads along the North Shore from Salem and Gloucester to Newburyport. Rough surf will likely cause some splashover onto coastal roads around the time of high tide,” states the weather service. “Do not drive through flooded roadways.”

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