San Francisco and Marin Face Flooding Amid Highest Summer Tide on Record

Minor coastal flooding is expected along Bay Area shorelines and along the Pacific Coast, as water levels peak around 2 feet above normal.

The Bay Area saw its highest summer tides on record over the weekend, and more flooding and king tides are expected in low-lying coastal and bayshore areas through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Water levels peaked at 1.97 feet above normal Sunday — breaking the Bay Area’s summer record, set the previous day. Tides are predicted to peak again overnight Monday at 2.0 feet above normal in Monterey County and 1.8 feet in San Francisco, according to the weather service.

The region should see slightly lower peaks just after midnight Wednesday and Thursday, as the astronomical tide recedes late this week…

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