TABLE B-5 (cont'd) 



HURRICANES OR SEVERE STORMS 



NARRAGANSETT BJff AREA 



(1635 to 1955) 



Maximum Tidal Elevation at Providence, R.I. 



Original 

 Record 



"11.8 ft. above mean high 

 tide" 



"Water flowed into West 

 Water and Dyer Streets" 



"6.2 ft. above mean high 

 water" 



"Water washed over the 

 Dorrance Street Wharf" 



'Unusually high tide" 



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