The leak caused Church Street between Ocean Boulevard and the Highland Avenue extension to be closed because of flooding in the roadway, according to Hampton police.
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.
Coastal flooding on Saturday could rival Wednesday's. Even though the storm is weaker, the tides will be higher overall. Winds will gust up to 60 mph at the coast and 45 mph inland on Saturday morning.
Police shut down Ocean Boulevard late Wednesday morning during high tide just before 10 a.m. as 1-3 feet of water covered the road thanks to 11-foot waves.