High tide on Wednesday and again Saturday brought storm surge that inundated streets for several hours that did not impact overall Unitil gas service but did submerge meters and regulators.
High tide on Wednesday and Saturday brought storm surges that inundated streets for several hours, but did not impact overall Unitil gas service, but did submerge meters and regulators.
The Burlington County Office of Emergency Management declared a state of emergency and called for a voluntary evacuation in areas impacted earlier this week.
The NOAA's Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service shows the ocean cresting at 13.7 feet, nearly three feet above major flood stage. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Seavey Island) crested at 13.17 feet which is two feet above flood stage.