A tight pressure gradient between low pressure east of the region and high pressure north of the area created strong onshore flow. The persistent onshore flow combined with high astronomical tides created moderate tidal flooding around high tide.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A tight pressure gradient between low pressure east of the region and high pressure north of the area created strong onshore flow. The persistent onshore flow combined with high astronomical tides created moderate tidal flooding around high tide.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 22, 4:37 PM EST, 16 hours 5 minutes earlier.
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6 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Mayport C-Man station reported water level at 2.07 ft above MHHW around high tide.
Water level peaked at 2.37 ft above MHHW at the Fernandina Beach C-man station.
A1A flooded along the Matanzas River in historic St. Augustine. The nearest tide gage along the Tolomoto River measured water level 3.67 ft MHHW as of 8:54 am, reaching moderate flooding thresholds. Thus far, this level tied the 9th highest historic crest for the site, previously set on 11/14/2012.
Tidal flooding was observed along Beach Blvd and the Intracoastal Waterway. Water was over the road and across parking lots near Beach Marine. Observations were consistent with strong local Nor'easter events rising water levels into minor flood stage to low end moderate flood stage.
Coastal flooding occurred at morning high tide on 11/23 around 11:30 am and again on 11/24 at 12:30 pm along Hopkins Creek in Neptune Beach just off of the Intracoastal Waterway. Water topped the Kings Road Causeway.
Water over-topped older docks in Palm Coast with high tide.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, November 2018
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 788222, 788223, 788224, 788225, 788227, 788226.