Coastal Flood in Coastal Flagler, Florida

At 8:30 am on 10/1, a trained spotter reported tidal flooding near the intersection of

South 23rd Street and Flagler Ave in Flagler

Beach. Water covered portions of the

roadway. On 10/2, the tide gauge BINF1 Bings Landing reached 2.21 ft on the

evening of the 2nd. Moderate flooding

criteria begins at 2.3 ft. A trained spotter reported tidal flooding near the intersection of South 23rd Street and Flagler Ave in Flagler

Beach. On 10/3 at 10:15 am, county emergency management shared photos of impassable tidal flooding along South 23rd Street in Flagler

Beach, which included water almost entirely

covering a yard and driveway of a nearby

home. Tidal gauge BUPF1 reached a height of

2.06 feet above mean high high water about 2

hours after photos were taken. Moderate

flooding criteria begins at 2 feet above

MHHW. On 10/3 at 8:13 pm, a mesonet station GW6284 PALM COAST recorded a

peak wind gust of 45 mph. On 10/4 at 2:18 pm, the Bulow Plantation gauge (BUPF1) peaked at 2.14 ft MHHW during high tide. Moderate tidal flooding impacts begin at 2 ft MHHW at this location. Moderate tidal flooding occurs again along S 23rd St and Flagler Ave on 10/4-10/6.

An extended duration nor'easter developed on September 30th and continued through October 6th. This event produced an extended period onshore flow combined with a period of high astronomical tides (spring or neap tides). The higher-than-normal tides combined with storm surge with the local nor'easter produced minor to moderate tidal flooding daily around high tides. The more impacted tidal flooding locations included the St. Johns River basin between downtown Jacksonville and Satsuma as well as the Intracoastal Waterway of St. Johns and Flagler counties were several days of moderate tidal flooding occurred in early October. Moderate tidal flood impacts include structures surrounded by tidal flood water and inundation of some roads.