King tides, made worse by a full moon and winds from an approaching storm, inundated parts of the San Francisco area Saturday, causing closed roads and water rescues.
Unusually high king tides, made worse by winds from a storm offshore, put cars and businesses underwater in the San Francisco area on Saturday.
“A full moon occurred on Saturday, and tides are typically higher than average around that time as the Earth, sun and moon are all aligned,” explained AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski. “This causes their gravitational pulls to combine and produce higher tides.”
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office performed water rescues when cars became stuck in water that was 3 to 4 feet high. Highway 101 was flooded in both directions in Corte Madera. Several area roads were closed…