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King tides bring flooding to parts of Fort Lauderdale

Gabrielle Arzola, Reporter

Brantly Scott, Meteorologist

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Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Weather

King tides cause flooding in Fort Lauderdale King tides caused a flood of trouble Monday morning in Fort Lauderdale, leaving some streets underwater.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — King tides caused a flood of trouble Monday morning in Fort Lauderdale, leaving some streets underwater.

Local 10 News reporter Gabrielle Arzola was in the Hendricks and Venice Isles area as the water was past her ankles.

Drivers in the area were driving slowly through the floodwaters as a precaution, and residents in the area said they are used to this happening every year.

South Florida’s annual king tides will last through December.

Seasonally, king tides are the highest astronomical tides that line up with full and new moons.

“King tide” is the popular name for perigean spring tides — the extra-high high tides that occur when full and new moons align with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth. On top of the astronomical setup, onshore wind and low pressure can add a few inches to a foot or more, turning high water into nuisance flooding on vulnerable blocks.

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About The Author
Gabrielle Arzola

Gabrielle Arzola

Gabrielle Arzola is an award-winning journalist and proud Miami native. For nearly a decade, she has reported across Florida, with previous stops in Gainesville and Tampa before returning home to cover the community she loves most.

Brantly Scott

Brantly Scott

A native of the Sunshine State, Meteorologist Brantly Scott is originally from Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle. His passion for weather was shaped by the active hurricane seasons of his childhood, particularly when his hometown experienced back-to-back hurricane landfalls in 2004 and 2005.