Flooding could provide chance for MyCoast pictures

MyCoasters,

Get you phones and cameras ready. There may be some flooding in low lying areas on Thursday morning, 2/25/16. Although the predicted tide heights are a little lower than the mean (average) tide height, there is a potential for a 2 to 2.5 foot storm surge along the RI shoreline. The combination of storm surge, moderate to high wave energy, and stormwater runoff from the land due to the high precipitation may cause some minor flooding and erosion.

Please, DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN HARMS WAY!

Predicted high tide for Thursday morning, February 25, 2016

High Tide

• Newport 9:23 AM
• Weekapaug 9:45 AM
• (Winnapaug Pond - 2.5 to 3 hours later than Newport high tide)
• (Quonochontaug Pond – 2 to 2.5 hours later than Newport tide)
• (Ninigret Pond – 2.5 to 3 hours later than Newport tide)
• (Green Hill Pond – 4 to 5 hours later than Newport tide)
• Wickford 9:24 AM
• Conimicut 9:37 AM
• Providence 9:41 AM

Tide predictions can be found at  https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html

Real time tide heights can be viewed at https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stations.html?type=Water+Levels

Participating is easy: simply grab your camera or smart phone and head to the water, install the free MyCoast app (Google or Apple) and submit your photos!

If you don't have access to a smart phone, simply go to MyCoast.org and upload your photos on the website.