Coastal Flood — Coastal Miami-dade County, Florida

2024-10-18 · Coastal Miami-dade County, Florida

Event narrative

Multiple posts from broadcast media, with pictures and videos, reported tidal flooding in usually flood-prone areas of Miami, Miami Beach, and Haulover Inlet. Tide levels at nearby Virginia Key peaked at 1.46 feet MHHW or 3.70 feet MLLW at 9:36 AM EDT October 18th.

Wider weather episode

Higher than normal water levels occurred in mid October due to the full moon cycle, or king tides, with onshore winds, across the Atlantic coast of South Florida. Minor coastal flooding was possible during high tide with the peak height on October 18th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219568. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.