South Carolina and much of the Southeast coastline are bracing for some of the highest water levels of the year as October’s King Tide event combines with persistent onshore winds, elevating the risk of flooding.
According to the National Weather Service in Charleston, astronomical tides will be elevated through the workweek due to the full moon in combination with other factors.
“Persistent favorable winds have the potential to produce up to major coastal flooding by the latter part of next week,” the National Weather Service office in Charleston said in a recent forecast discussion…