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Coastal Flood in San Francisco Peninsula Coast, California

Coastal Flood December 14, 2020 · San Francisco Peninsula Coast, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

Photographs show Pacifica Pier just south of San Francisco surrounded by large waves during high tide https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/king-tide-highest-of-year-San-Francisco-15800425.php. Additional photographs show resulting minor coastal flooding of a nearby roadway.

The wider storm

King Tides returned to the California coast in mid December coinciding with increased northwest swell. High tide at San Francisco on Sunday the 13th exceeded 7 feet. The combination of these events led to minor flooding of low lying coastal areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 928803. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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