Coastal Flood — Coastal Miami-dade County, Florida

2024-09-19 · Coastal Miami-dade County, Florida

Event narrative

Multiple posts on social media with pictures and videos of tidal flooding in usually flood-prone areas of the city of Miami, Miami Beach, and in Matheson Hammock Park in Coral Gables. Tide levels at nearby Virginia Key peaked at 1.94 feet MHHW or 4.18 feet MLLW at 10:36 AM EDT September 19th.

Wider weather episode

The September astronomical high tides (King Tide) in combination with onshore winds and a northeasterly swell lead to moderate coastal flooding along the Atlantic Coast of South Florida.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215693. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.