Coastal Flood — Coastal Flagler, Florida

2023-12-17 · Coastal Flagler, Florida

Event narrative

Tidal flooding produced low end flooding in Flagler Beach along South Flagler Avenue and South 23rd Street. There was no water intrusion into homes.

Wider weather episode

A strong surface low deepened across the eastern Gulf of Mexico as high pressure dominated northeast of the region creating very strong onshore flow. Several days of persistent onshore flow increased water levels along the local Atlantic coast and within inland estuaries including the St. Johns River basin. As the low crossed the state, strong winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge impacted NE Florida and SE Georgia Saturday night 12/16 into Sunday 12/17. Wind gusts increased to 40-50 mph overnight and continued to remain strong into Sunday afternoon with gusts increasing to 45-56 mph as the low departed NE of the region with strong post-frontal pressure rises and drier air enabling strong low-level winds to mix down to the surface.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145521. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.