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Ocean City saw a full-moon tide on Wednesday morning that flooded some streets — but nowhere near to the same degree the island experienced during a four-day northeast gale earlier this month.
The sky was dry during high tide despite predictions that suggested the possibility of heavy rain throughout the day. The lack of precipitation helped Ocean City avoid more significant flooding.
The tide reached its peak at 9:12 a.m. at 6.72 feet (MLW) as measured at the Bayside Center on the 500 block of Bay Avenue in Ocean City.
“Moderate flooding” is generally considered 6.5 to 7.5 feet on the Mean Low Water scale. See
OCNJ Daily’s chart of record flood levels for comparison to other historic and recent storms. Ocean City saw a tide of 7.35 feet on Oct. 2. Superstorm Sandy hit a record 10.02 feet on the MLW scale.
The forecast continues to call for rain, heavy at times, through Wednesday evening. The next high tide falls at 9:44 p.m.
See gallery above for images from different parts of Ocean City.
