Coastal Flood — Coastal Miami-dade County, Florida

2023-10-03 · Coastal Miami-dade County, Florida

Event narrative

Salt water flowed over the seawall along A1A between 45th and 53rd streets in Miami Beach, leading to standing water covering one lane. Tide levels at nearby Virginia Key peaked at 1.74 feet MHHW or 3.98 feet MLLW.

Wider weather episode

High astronomical tides, also known as king tides, in combination with the strong onshore winds and increasing northeast swell, brought minor coastal flooding to portions of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Winds reached gusts of 20 to 25 knots during the morning high tides. In addition, periods of moderate to heavy rain affected coastal sections of SE Florida due to a cold front moving through the region.

This is a continuation of the coastal flooding episode which began on September 27th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145302. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.