Coastal Flood — Tacoma Area, Washington

2012-12-17 · Tacoma Area, Washington

Event narrative

The Red Rooster Cafe on Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor reported some flooding. About a dozen homes were partially flooded on Day Island.

The Tacoma tide gauge recorded its all-time high tide level of 14.89 ft above MLLW. This exceeded the previous record by 0.34 ft. The old record of 14.55 ft above MLLW was from January 3, 2003.

Wider weather episode

High astronomical tides coincided with low pressure to cause record high tide levels throughout Puget Sound. Many homes and yards along the shoreline were flooded.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 423216. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.