Coastal Flood in Coastal Glynn, Georgia

Coastal Flood October 27, 2015 · Coastal Glynn, Georgia

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tide gage at the St. Simons Island Village Pier measured a water level of 5.72 ft above NAVD88 datum. Minor coastal flooding typically begins at 5.5 ft above NAVD88.

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 were up 0.75 ft above predictions along the Atlantic coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 602263. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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