Topic: Tides and currents

Pedestrians stroll past standing water in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia in May 2016 after high tides in the Potomac River inundated the street.

NOAA to give U.S. state of high tide flooding and annual outlook

July 26, 2022

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Pedestrians stroll past standing water in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia in May 2016 after high tides in the Potomac River inundated the street.

Sea level rise is turning nuisance flooding into a “sunny day” event — high-tide flooding that occurs even without a storm.

See our fall 2022 high tide outlook

October 6, 2021

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Sea level rise is turning nuisance flooding into a “sunny day” event — high-tide flooding that occurs even without a storm.

NOAA High Tide Bulletin

August 27, 2021

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Sea level rise is turning nuisance flooding into a “sunny day” event — high-tide flooding that occurs even without a storm.

See our Summer 2021 high tide outlook

March 18, 2021

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Sea level rise is turning nuisance flooding into a “sunny day” event — high-tide flooding that occurs even without a storm.

It's important to know about the dangers of rip currents before you enter the water. Do you know what one looks like and how to get out of it, should you become trapped in its grip? This photo shows a rip current, between the red arrows, in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina in 2015.

Can you spot a rip current from the beach? New forecast model could save lives

May 26, 2021

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It's important to know about the dangers of rip currents before you enter the water. Do you know what one looks like and how to get out of it, should you become trapped in its grip? This photo shows a rip current, between the red arrows, in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina in 2015.

Sea level rise is turning nuisance flooding into a “sunny day” event — high-tide flooding that occurs even without a storm.

See our Spring 2021 high tide outlook

March 18, 2021

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Sea level rise is turning nuisance flooding into a “sunny day” event — high-tide flooding that occurs even without a storm.

Tidal flooding in Miami.

See our Fall 2020 high tide outlook

September 2, 2020

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Tidal flooding in Miami.

Downtown Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, is one of three major East Coast urban areas already being faced with nuisance flooding in excess of 30 days per year.

Summer 2020 high tide outlook is now available

June 17, 2020

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Downtown Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, is one of three major East Coast urban areas already being faced with nuisance flooding in excess of 30 days per year.

Two large red-colored sensors sit on the deck of a ship.The New York City skyline can be seen in the background. NOAA oceanographers deploy sensors like these in the water to measure the tidal currents for a period of time and then return to collect them. These two were recovered from the Hudson River, just off the coast of lower Manhattan.

NOAA safeguarding navigation in New York Harbor

February 5, 2020

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Two large red-colored sensors sit on the deck of a ship.The New York City skyline can be seen in the background. NOAA oceanographers deploy sensors like these in the water to measure the tidal currents for a period of time and then return to collect them. These two were recovered from the Hudson River, just off the coast of lower Manhattan.

Downtown Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, is one of three major East Coast urban areas already being faced with nuisance flooding in excess of 30 days per year.

Spring 2020 high tide outlook is now available

March 3, 2019

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Downtown Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, is one of three major East Coast urban areas already being faced with nuisance flooding in excess of 30 days per year.

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