Hurricane Idalia's storm surge will pack a one-two punch as landfall is forecast to happen on Florida's Gulf Coast during a full moon and high tide for some areas.
Tampa high and low tides on Wednesday and Thursday during Idalia's greatest impacts.
"We're presently having our highest spring tide of the year," Mitchum said about the Tampa Bay area. "We're at a stage right now where we've got both going on, where it's not only a full Moon, but it's also one of our highest spring tides of the year.""When we have a full moon, what that means is the sun and the moon and the Earth are all lined up. So you get the highest tides because the sun tide and the moon tide add up," Mitchum said.
St. Petersburg is forecast to see 2-3 feet of storm surge from Idalia. With high tide, Mitchum said, add 2 feet to that. The opposite can be said about low tide – minus 2 feet. does include some margin. The flooding levels indicate water height that has a 10% chance of being exceeded and a 90% chance of being less than the forecast levels.
According to the National Weather Service in Tallahassee, a Category 3 hurricane has never entered Apalachee Bay in recorded history. The NHC forecast for Idalia includes a storm surge of more than 9 feet above the ground for areas including Keaton Beach, Steinhatchee and Swanee. According to NOAA’s tide data from Cedar Key, Florida, high tide happened at 1:58 a.m. local time Tuesday with a 3.36-foot water height. During low tide at 6:53 a.m. the water measured 1.95 feet. Another high tide happened at 12:44 p.m. with 4.57 feet of water height.
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