Coastal Flood — Lower Bucks, Pennsylvania

2022-12-23 · Lower Bucks, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Widespread roadway flooding occurred in the tidal communities of lower Bucks County. The tide gauge at Burlington (Burlington County, New Jersey) reached 10.77 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at Newbold reached 11.39 feet MLLW.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moved northward from the eastern Carolinas on the 22nd to eastern Pennsylvania on the morning of the 23rd. It was then absorbed by a stronger low moving across the eastern Great Lakes. The system produced moderate tidal flooding along the lower Delaware River and its tributaries in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1063960. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.