Coastal Flood — Coastal Refugio County, Texas

2020-10-08 to 2020-10-10 · Coastal Refugio County, Texas

Event narrative

Tide levels rose to 2 to 3 feet MSL during times of high tide. Tide flooded low lying areas and roads near the bays.

Wider weather episode

Long period swells generated by Hurricane Delta over the northwest Gulf of Mexico impacted the coastal regions of the Middle Texas coast from the evening of October 8th until the morning of October 10th. The higher swells produced elevated tide levels along the Middle Texas coast with tides ranging from 2 to 4 feet above mean sea level. The higher tides produced flooding of beach access roads along the Middle Texas coast. The higher tides flooded low lying areas and roads near the inland bays.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 924574. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.