Coastal Flood — Metropolitan Miami-dade, Florida

2018-10-09 · Metropolitan Miami-dade, Florida

Event narrative

Photos received via social media show very minor tidal inundation at Sewell Park along the Miami River near NW 17th Avenue in Miami.

Wider weather episode

The high October astronomical tides, King tides, in combination with the strong winds and minor surge from Hurricane Michael in the Gulf of Mexico brought a couple days of minor saltwater flooding along both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of South Florida.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 790868. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.