Coastal Flood — Coastal Broward County, Florida

2023-11-16 · Coastal Broward County, Florida

Event narrative

A storm surge caused by the strong winds along the coast led to coastal flooding along several beachfront locations in Broward County. Most affected area was Hollywood Beach where seawater and sand spread over the Broadwalk and into businesses.

The NOS tide gauge in Port Everglades recorded a peak water level of 1.83 feet MHHW, or 4.61 feet MLLW, at 1030 AM EST.

Wider weather episode

A strengthening low-pressure system moving across the Florida Keys brought widespread heavy rainfall to much of South Florida from the afternoon of November 15th to the early morning hours of November 16th. Strong winds were also observed across South Florida during this time frame as a wake low developed on the backside of the system's precipitation field. These strong winds also led to coastal flooding along portions of the SE Florida coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1148704. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.