Tides at CHS Harbor/Ft Pulaski peaked ~3 ft above mean higher high water (MHHW) this AM, which is a proxy for the depth of inundation. Sunday’s high tides were the culmination of four days of rising ocean water pushed ashore by both winds from a strong autumn storm offshore and periodic King Tides when the moon’s location causes the water level to increase. Check out our Twitter Moment: #chswx #scwx #savwx #gawx The combination of high astronomical tides and the passage of a deep coastal low resulted major coastal flooding during the mornings of November 5th, 6th, and 7th. The high water closed dozens of roads in downtown and caused the city to cancel its Veterans Day parade scheduled for Saturday. ![]() The Sunday high tide in Charleston Harbor reached 8.51 feet (2.59 meters), which is the 10th highest level in the century of recording at that site, the weather service said.Ĭomparison of Old Fort Jackson in #Savannah on a ‘normal’ day vs Sunday AM as 4th highest tide on record occurred. Highway 80 from Savannah to Tybee Island, officials said. The water shut down several roads, including U.S. This morning’s high tide at Fort Pulaski was the 4th highest on record! /Tx5JRibkTf The other three higher levels happened in tropical storms or hurricanes including the record of 12.56 feet (3.83 meters) in Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. ![]() It was the fourth-highest tide in the 85 years the gauge has been in place. Tide levels are finally receding! /07jzjHa8ko Preliminary reports of the peak high tide of 10.45′ ranks this as the 4th highest tide and highest NON-TROPICAL tide on record at Fort Pulaski, just below record flooding set by Matthew & Irma and Hurricane Nine in 1947. Sunday morning’s high tide reached 10.45 feet (3.19 meters) at Fort Pulaski, just east of Savannah, Georgia. ![]() Officials say a strong storm off the Southeast coast combined with periodic higher tides caused coastal flooding that approached levels rarely seen outside of hurricanes along the South Carolina and Georgia coasts. Tidal flooding along Georgia and South Carolina coasts in November 2021
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