Coastal Flood in Coastal Nassau, Florida

Coastal Flood October 27, 2015 · Coastal Nassau, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tide gage at Fernandina Beach measured at water level of 5.18 ft above NAVD88 datum. Minor coastal flooding typically begins at 4.8 ft.

The wider storm

A full moon on Oct. 27th produced higher than normal astronomical tides and combined with moderate onshore flow created minor coastal flooding and beach erosion around the times of high tide. Water level departures along the St. Johns River basin were up to 1.5 ft above predicted levels and up to 0.75 ft above predictions along the Atlantic coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 602261. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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