THE TAKEAWAY
- The full moon will amplify high tides along the East Coast as a powerful nor’easter approaches.
- Coastal communities from the Outer Banks to New England could face flooding, pounding surf and severe beach erosion.
- Full moon tides can run higher than normal for several tide cycles.
A brewing nor’easter is set to slam the East Coast with high winds, rough surf and coastal flooding — with an ill-timed full-moon high tide threatening to make the flooding even worse.
During a full moon, high tides rise higher than normal as the moon’s and sun’s gravitational forces align, intensifying their pull on the oceans…