Delaware, 2024Coastal Flood in Delaware, January 13, 2024
January 13, 2024 · NWS PHI · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Strong south to southeast winds resulted in widespread tidal flooding for much of the coast line and tidal waterways. The strong southeast to south winds resulted in a push of water up the Delaware Bay/River and through the back bays of the Atlantic coast.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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Strong south to southeast winds resulted in widespread tidal flooding for much of the coast line and tidal waterways. The strong southeast to south winds resulted in a push of water up the Delaware Bay/River and through the back bays of the Atlantic coast. The outcome was the tidal inundation of roads and structures.
What forecasters said that day
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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 13, 6:59 AM EST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 6:59 AM EST, 1 minute before
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Local storm report, Jan 13, 4:33 AM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
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</html>Coastal Flood, Delaware Beaches
- When
- January 13, 7:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware Beaches forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Some roadway flooding was reported in the tidal areas of the county, and there were some road closures. Some homes and other buildings were surrounded by flood waters with some minor property damage occurring. The tide gauge at Indian River Inlet reached 5.21 feet MLLW.
Coastal Flood, Inland Sussex
- When
- January 13, 7:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Some roadway flooding was reported in the tidal areas of the county, and there were some road closures. Some homes and other buildings were surrounded by flood waters with some minor property damage occurring. The tide gauge at Indian River Inlet reached 5.21 feet MLLW.
- Coastal Flood
- Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1152024, 1152025.