Flash Flood Watch canceled for Miami Valley. King tide — the phenomenon that creates sunny-day flooding due to the positioning of the moon — began last Thursday and ended yesterday.

October 25 through 31, South Florida will experience higher-than-normal tides The Miami New Times may earn a portion of sales from products & services purchased through links on our site from our affiliate partners.We use cookies to collect and analyze information on site performance and usage, and to enhance and customize content and advertisements.

“To get here I had to take my shoes off, to walk without my shoes to the front.”Roy Coley is the director of public works in Miami Beach.“What you’re seeing is commonly referred to as sunny day flooding,” said Coley.

... the forecast calls for partly sunny weather with a high of 84 degrees. King tide — the phenomenon that creates sunny-day flooding due to …

Miami Beach has a mean elevation of just 5 feet above sea level. King tide flooding at the Haulover Marine Center this past August 30.Join the New Times community and help support independent local journalism in Miami.Join the New Times community and help support independent local journalism in Miami. By clicking 'X' or continuing to use the site, you agree to allow cookies to be placed. If the debate is over, it’s because the impact of climate change has already arrived in South Florida: increasingly severe storms, sunny day flooding, and rising sea levels—the ocean here has risen 8 inches since 1950, according to the … For the past week, parts of Miami have basically become a water park.

Much of our infrastructure is really not prepared for these king tides. The most flooding that Stillwright Point regulars remember was for 22 days in 2015.

Federal scientists have documented a sharp jump in this nuisance flooding — often called “sunny-day flooding” — along both the East Coast and the Gulf Coast in recent years. Sunny day tidal flooding on October,17 2016 at Brickell Bay Drive and 12th Street in downtown Miami.

Here are aerials from the Miami area I just drove through.

This was 90 minutes before high tide.

Every side street along the beach front is flooded and the entire east side of A1A is flooded. Never seen a king tide like this one. Enter your email or sign up with a social account to get startedMiami's independent source of local news and cultureFor the past week, parts of Miami have basically become a water park.

South Florida streets were soaked with saltwater, inconveniencing just about everyone.Around Miami, king tide flooding is perhaps the most visible reminder of climate change and sea-level rise. Once again, sunny-day flooding made the coastal … To find out more, visit our Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inboxGet the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox Throughout the week, similar scenes played out across South Florida:By far the worst king tide flooding I’ve ever seen in Hollywood, Florida.

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Xavier Suarez captured a video outside the Coral Gables restaurant Red Fish Grill, which was inundated by up to six inches of water:WSVN reporter Brian Entin filmed another jaw-dropping video, showing the streets of Miami flooded:Really disturbing drive to pick up lunch. Bizarre to see such flooding, but no rain and beautiful sunshine. Pools of water formed in other flood-prone areas on the Beach until the tide receded within a few hours.

Don't have an account yet? This king tide flooding is crazy...and it barely rained this morning in Miami King tide + sea level rise =6-8" standing seawater on a normally dry trail.

John Morales, chief meteorologist for WTVJ, points out that Tuesday's tide was more than a foot higher than the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's prediction.