Public Safety · Huntington Beach, CA
King Tides Flood Streets Along Both US Coasts Into Weekend
King tides caused by gravitational alignments of Earth, moon, and sun flooded streets and sent seawater into homes and businesses across California, Florida, and the Carolinas beginning with this week's full moon. In Southern California, officials shut down traffic on a flooded portion of the Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, while record high tides were set in Santa Barbara, San Pedro, San Diego, and La Jolla. Most of Florida's Atlantic coast was under flood warnings through early Friday, and Virginia Key in Miami experienced its highest king tide since records began three decades ago. Street flooding also affected Charleston and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with rip currents possible as far north as North Carolina's Outer Banks.