Strong winds and a full moon send water flooding into coastal communities
Massive waves crashed over the Boynton Inlet jetty on Tuesday, Oct. 27 as wind gusts topping 30 mph combined with a full moon to create a shore pounding along coastal Palm Beac
ABOVE: Palm Beach resident Tom Miske shields his camera from the sea spray as large, powerful waves crash into the Boynton Inlet jetty, the effects of a distant nor’easter combined with a king tide period that raised sea levels.
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Summer in South Florida seems to take forever to end.
Kids may be back in school, the autumnal equinox may be just a few weeks away and Halloween pop-up stores may already be open for business, but summer’s muggy, sweltering days still cling to us li
Sloshing through knee-deep water is commonplace in areas of Briny Breezes during king tides. The flooding is expected to occur starting this month. 2022 The Coastal Star photo
By Ruth Santana
They’re images coastal residents have gotten used to seei
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I have been a property owner in Ocean Ridge now for 40 years and in Briny Breezes for more than 20 years. Change has been gradual in both communities over th
ABOVE: Many modular home parks, like Ocean Breeze in Jensen Beach, have been replacing ground-level homes (right) with elevated homes (left). BELOW: A Briny Breezes resident sloshes through knee-deep water during king tides, which repeatedly flood r
Seasonal high tides, compounded by distant storms, leave beaches scoured and stairs broken. November promises to bring another threat.
Visitors to the beach just south of the Boca Raton Inlet in October contend with a cliff of sand taller than they
WHAT: Autumn is the main season for king tides, when higher-than-normal tides cause spot flooding along the coast, from the Intracoastal Waterway, and from other inlets and canals.
WHEN: The Palm Beach County Office of Resilience says king tides are
King tides affected coastal Palm Beach County in October and another round is expected Nov. 14 through 18.
ABOVE: Robert Stalzer, the tennis pro at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, assists a hotel guest with crossing the flooded road in front of the reso
It’s that time of year when high tide gets even higher, flooding low-lying areas. The appearance of king tides coincides with autumn’s full-moon and new-moon phases. Residents should expect flooded streets and soggy yards during these peak upcoming k
Inflatable booms that the city of Delray Beach installed at the north end of Marine Way mitigated flooding during October king tides, although rising water from the Intracoastal Waterway made it through storm drains and affected this man’s walk with
King tide levels barely came over the sea walls in some portions of Briny Breezes on Oct. 10 — not as bad as in recent years, when at times more than 10 inches of water stood on some streets west of State Road A1A. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Joe Capozzi
Just in time for the return of winter snowbirds on wheels, town officials are rolling out two safety initiatives to protect residents walking along South Palm Beach’s popular sidewalk next to busy State Road A1A.
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By Larry Barszewski
King tides are serving as an early warning system for communities along the Intracoastal Waterway, providing seasonal examples of flooding that — in future decades — will become more frequent and more intense as sea levels rise.
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ABOVE: Frustrated residents at Horizon East did not have access to the swimming pool as they waited for repairs to be completed. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star RIGHT: Photos from a report show erosion under the pool deck and repair efforts to correct t
More than 5 inches of rain and annual king tides combined to make November a soggy month.
ABOVE: Workers from a condo construction site across the street from Briny Breezes remove sod from Briny Breezes Boulevard on Nov. 5. Earlier in the week worke
King tides amplified by tropical weather in September and October 2020 flooded many of the streets on the west side of Briny Breezes. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capozzi
Briny Breezes residents like to think they have a pretty good idea of h
A heavy rain and high tides on Sept. 21 challenged all of the swales on Hypoluxo Island, including the rocky one that Patrick McGeehin created in his yard. Water was much deeper on some parts of the island’s drive. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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By Mary Hladky
The city will raise docks at Silver Palm Park so they no longer will be inundated with water during king tides.
The project will cost about $470,000, including engineering and design work. City officials will have a firm number soon.
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It’s that time of year again, when full and new moon phases combine with the moon’s position to give us higher than usual tides and flooding.
Oct. 6: Driving down Brooks Lane in Delray Beach was a challenge.
Oct. 6: A school of mullet reaches grass
