Delaware, 2024

Coastal Flood in Delaware, November 15, 2024

November 15, 2024 · NWS PHI · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

High astronomical tides associated with the full moon and a light onshore flow brought some moderate tidal flooding to the Delaware coast.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 PHI wrote it up.

High astronomical tides associated with the full moon and a light onshore flow brought some moderate tidal flooding to the Delaware coast.

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 Nov 14, 6:48 PM EST, 10 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 6:48 PM EST, 10 hours 12 minutes before
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Event by event

2 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Coastal Flood, Delaware Beaches

When
November 15, 5:00 AM EST to 12:00 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)

Widespread roadway flooding was reported in the tidal areas of the county, and there were numerous road closures. Many homes and other buildings were surrounded by flood waters with some minor property damage occurring. The tide gauge at Lewes reached 7.02 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Indian River Inlet reached 5.33 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at Dewey Beach reached 4.30 feet MLLW.

Coastal Flood, Inland Sussex

When
November 15, 5:00 AM EST to 12:00 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)

Widespread roadway flooding was reported in the tidal areas of the county, and there were numerous road closures. Many homes and other buildings were surrounded by flood waters with some minor property damage occurring. The tide gauge at Lewes reached 7.02 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Indian River Inlet reached 5.33 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at Dewey Beach reached 4.30 feet MLLW.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1216976, 1216977.