Florida, 2023

Coastal Flood and Astronomical Low Tide in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2023

September 27 to 30, 2023 · NWS JAX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Coastal hazard potential increased through the week as high astronomical spring tides coincided with a persistent onshore flow pattern. Coastal hazards include increasingly strong and frequent rip currents, beach erosion and minor to moderate tidal flooding along the coast, within the Intracoastal Waterway and St.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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What happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

Coastal hazard potential increased through the week as high astronomical spring tides coincided with a persistent onshore flow pattern. Coastal hazards include increasingly strong and frequent rip currents, beach erosion and minor to moderate tidal flooding along the coast, within the Intracoastal Waterway and St. Johns River basin.

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Event by event

3 coastal flood, 1 astronomical low tide. Local standard time, as filed.

Coastal Flood, Coastal Duval

When
September 27, 8:18 PM EST to September 30, 10:42 AM EST
Where
Coastal Duval forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The NOS tide site MYPF1 at Mayport recorded a peak tide value of 1.93 ft MHHW datum on 9/27 at 9:18 pm. Minor tidal flooding begins at 1.8 ft MHHW. At 8:54 pm on 9/28, the gage measured a peak water level of 1.99 ft MHHW. Moderate tidal flooding begins at 2.3 ft MHHW. At 10:00 am on 9/30, the tide gage reached 2.09 ft MHHW. At 10:15 am on 9/30, a NWS employee reported tidal flood water surrounded buildings and covered parking lots near Hecksher Drive and Browns Creek. At 10:54 am, the tide gage in the Dames Point Bridge on the St. Johns River reached 2.04 ft MHHW. Minor tidal flooding begins at this location at 1.6 ft MHHW. At 11:42 am on 9/30, the tide gage at the Main Street Bridge reached 1.61 ft MHHW. Minor tidal flooding begins at 1.5 ft MHHW at this location.

Coastal Flood, Coastal Nassau

When
September 27, 8:36 PM EST to September 30, 9:30 AM EST
Where
Coastal Nassau forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
30.611, -81.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The NOS tide gage FRDF1 at Fernandina Beach recorded a peak tide value of 2.43 ft MHHW on 9/27 at 9:36 pm. Minor tidal flooding begins at 2 ft MHHW at this location. On 9/28 at 9:18 pm, the gage measured 2.38 ft MHHW. Moderate tidal flooding begins at 2.5 ft MHHW at this location. On 9/30 at 10:30 am, the tide gage measured 2.41 ft MHHW.

Coastal Flood, Coastal Flagler

When
September 29, 4:02 PM EST to September 30, 9:30 PM EST
Where
Coastal Flagler forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
29.471, -81.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 5:02 pm on 9/29, the emergency manager reported minor coastal flooding across portions of South Flagler Avenue near South 23rd Street in Flagler County. Afternoon tides were peaking in the Matanzas River at the time of the report. On 9/30 at 4:30 pm, the emergency manager reported minor tidal flooding across South Flagler Avenue near 23rd street with 6-10 inches of standing water near high tide. On 9/30 at 10:30 pm, the EM reported street flooding near the Matanzas Woods Parkway around the time of high tide.

Astronomical Low Tide, Eastern Clay

When
September 30, 11:48 AM EDT
Where
Eastern Clay forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
29.983, -81.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tide gage at the Buckman Bridge reached 1.75 MHH datum. Minor tidal flooding begins at 1.5 ft MHHW for this location.

What these are

Coastal Flood
Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.
Astronomical Low Tide
Unusually low water from tides and offshore wind that caused impacts.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1131048, 1131050, 1131071, 1131056.