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Coastal Flood — Gloucester, NJ

Apr 16, 2011

The strong southeast wind up the Delaware Bay and River combined with the already high astronomical tides associated with the full moon and fresh water runoff from heavy rain to produce severe tidal flooding along the Delaware River and tidal sections of its tributaries during the evening and overnight high tide cycle on the 16th. The high tide at Reedy Point in Delaware established an all-time record high and the high tide in Philadelphia tied its all-time record high first established on Novem

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 301312). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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