Coastal Flood — Southern Colleton, South Carolina

2016-10-14 · Southern Colleton, South Carolina

Event narrative

Law enforcement reported saltwater up to and beginning to flow under damaged homes on Palmetto Boulevard. Water did not reach the road. At 630 PM EST a maximum tide level of 7.26 ft MLLW was recorded at the Charleston Harbor tide gauge.

Wider weather episode

High pressure building south over the region behind a passing cold front led to a strong north/northeast wind and long fetch over coastal waters, helping produce a series of elevated tides and shallow coastal flooding along coastal areas that had already seen severe beach erosion from recently passing Hurricane Matthew.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 663491. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.