Coastal Flood — Coastal St. Johns, Florida

2019-03-19 · Coastal St. Johns, Florida

Event narrative

St. Johns County declared a local state of emergency for Porpoise Point area due to washed out roads from coastal flooding.

Wider weather episode

Strong surface high pressure dominated over the mid-Atlantic region with a wedge axis down the SE Atlantic seaboard states, with low pressure meandering over the FL Straits. The gradient between these two feature produced enhanced onshore NNE flow with winds 15-25 mph and gusts 25-30 mph along the local coast. Coastal flooding occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 808540. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.