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San Francisco Embarcadero Floods As Tides Peak 2 Feet Above Normal

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 27, 4:50 PM PDT

updated Oct 28, 4:54 PM PDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KQEH and The San Francisco Standard, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The San Francisco Embarcadero flooded as tides peaked 2 feet above normal, KQEH reported. San Francisco is already experiencing flooding on sunny days, and El Niño could worsen conditions, according to The San Francisco Standard.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 2, Oct 28, 6:11 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 27, 5:06 PM PDT · first source seenOct 28, 5:19 PM PDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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San Francisco County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.

How We Decided

Oct 27, 5:14 PM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 28, 5:19 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.