Georgia, 2015

Coastal Flood in Georgia, September 26, 2015

September 26, 2015 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A period of persistent and the approach of the full Super Moon of 2015 created higher than normal tides along the local coast with minor flooding impacts around the times of high tides.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

A period of persistent and the approach of the full Super Moon of 2015 created higher than normal tides along the local coast with minor flooding impacts around the times of high tides.

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Event by event

1 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Coastal Flood, Coastal Glynn

When
September 26, 7:15 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
Where
Coastal Glynn forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
31.213, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 8:15 pm on 9/26 the the USGS tide gage at the St. Simons Island Village Pier measured 5.25 ft above NAVD88 datum. This was 0.24 ft above the highest astronomical tide of 3.35 ft NAVD88. At 8:30 pm, the USGS tidal gage on the Brunswick River near the city of Brunswick measured 5.81 ft NAVD88. This was 0.21 ft above the highest astronomical tide of 5.6 ft NAVD88.

What these are

Coastal Flood
Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 599103.