Coastal Flood in Tacoma Area, Washington

Coastal Flood December 17, 2012 · Tacoma Area, Washington

$75K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 423216. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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