Coastal Flood — Coastal St. Johns, Florida

2020-02-21 · Coastal St. Johns, Florida

Event narrative

The public reported sea water approaching the level of A1A about 1 mile SSE of Crescent Beach. Water levels at tide gages along the coast where generally 1.5-2 ft above MHHW with this event reaching the 'Minor Flooding' threshold.

Wider weather episode

The pressure gradient between a cold front across south-central Florida and a strong surface high NE of the region produced very strong onshore flow with wind gusts of 40 to 47 mph through the day along the NE FL Atlantic coast from Mayport to Flagler Palm Coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871258. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.