Coastal Flood — Coastal Flagler, Florida

2020-09-20 · Coastal Flagler, Florida

Event narrative

At 1340, Emergency Management reported canals in Palm Coast were above the bulkheads. At 1515, Emergency Management reported tidal flood water covered Flagler Avenue at 23rd Street in Flagler Beach. At 1524, the tide gauge at Bings Landing on the Matanzas River measured a high tide of 2.87 ft MHHW datum. This value fell within the Moderate flood category for this station. At 1730, Emergency Management reported severe beach erosion along Jungle Hut Road were 4-5 ft of sand was missing. At 1928, a mesonet site measured a non-convective wind gust of 51 mph at Marineland from the ENE.

Wider weather episode

A strong NE Flow event peaked across the local area with sustained winds along the coast in the 25-35 mph range and observed gusts of 40-50 mph with the highest values along the NE FL coast. A wind advisory was issued. The combination of the strong onshore flow and seasonally high King Tides produced widespread moderate coastal flooding around high tides.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 921704. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.