Coastal Flood in Lower Baldwin, Alabama

Coastal Flood April 30, 2017 · Lower Baldwin, Alabama

What the National Weather Service wrote

Minor coastal flooding occurred on the Highway 90 Causeway over Mobile Bay at the I-10 entrance and exit ramps. Tides were running 1.5 to 2 feet above normal during a spring tidal cyclone and occurred at the time of high tide at the Coast Guard Sector Mobile tidal gage.

The wider storm

A deep upper level low moving across the southern plains contributed a strong onshore flow across the north central Gulf Coast. The combination of the prolonged southerly winds and above normal tides resulted in minor coastal flooding in portions of Mobile County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 696389. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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