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Potentially Record-Breaking King Tides Hit Newport Beach
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Status
Confirmed by an official source
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 26, 8:24 AM PDT
updated Oct 29, 7:05 AM PDT
Topic
Local News
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Water floods Newport Beach streets with possible record high tides ahead · KNBCOct 26, 3:35 AM PDT
Potentially record-breaking king tides hit Newport Beach · KTTVOct 26, 8:24 AM PDT
Unusually high tides cause more flooding in Newport Beach · KTLA 5Oct 26, 10:31 AM PDT
Newport Beach, Long Beach race to clean up flood damage as higher tides threaten SoCal coast · KABC-TVOct 26, 9:36 PM PDT
Newport Beach braces for more flooding as unusually high tides continue · KTTVOct 29, 7:05 AM PDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
Coastal Flood Warning
“Coastal Flood Warning issued October 26 at 1:28AM PDT until October 29 at 1:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA”
* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...San Diego County coastal areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Until 1 PM PDT Thursday during high tides in the late mornings. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur in the late mornings. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal residents and managers of infrastructure in the warned area should prepare for rising water and take appropriate action to protect life and property. High tides each day will occur in the late morning. Observed high tides are 1.5 to 1.7 feet above astronomical tide predictions.
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 26, 1:28 AM PDT
A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 26, 10:30 AM PDT
A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 26, 10:30 AM PDT
A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 26, 10:45 AM PDT
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Orange 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 26, 9:12 AM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 26, 10:55 AM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.