Downtown Edmonds flooding possible during extreme high tides
The City of Edmonds is warning residents to be prepared for extreme high tides or “King Tides” this weekend.
According to information released, extreme high tides or “King Tides” occur naturally once or twice per year, when gravitational pulls from the sun and the moon reinforce one another. The tide elevations will be begin increasing next week, culminating in the King Tides during the last week of January. These high tides are also scheduled to return near the end of February.
If the King Tides coincide with heavy rainfall or unfavorable winds, the impact could be compounded, the city noted. “It is out of concern for community and the possibility we could experience downtown flooding that the City of Edmonds is issuing this notice,” said Mayor Mike Cooper. Should that occur, these high tides will combine to prevent the free flow of water from the lowest areas of downtown to Puget Sound. Flooding would occur beginning at the junction of SR104 and Dayton Street and expand toward Harbor Square. The extent of this flooding will depend on the severity and the timing of the rainfall around the peak high tides. “If that rainfall occurs, we are prepared to respond,” Cooper said.
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