Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards

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Newsroom Meteorologist at the San Francisco Chronicle Snow lover, Seattle sports fan, University of Washington graduate sfchronicle.com/author/anthony-edwards/

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Unfortunately we're going to have to get used (and adapt) to this and worse in the coming decades.

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Sunny day flooding in San Francisco amid the city’s highest October tide on record.

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Updated tide forecast for San Diego. Two more chances to break another record. I don't want to know what will happen if there's a storm during the high tide cycle in November or December.

Water table (sea level in this case) was above the storm drain at the Embarcadero today. Similarly tranquil weather at Thanksgiving & Christmas will yield tides ~1ft higher due to ☀️ 🌕🌎 gravitational effects. Adverse weather (wind & waves) could add another 1-2ft. Rain would have nowhere to drain.

These scenes aren’t atypical of the area when a king tide coincides with a storm, but flooding like Monday is a rare sight on a sunny day. There were no major waves or wind to push the water into the adjacent roadway. If that were to happen later this winter, the disruption would be much worse.

sfchronicle.comPart of San Francisco just flooded on a sunny day. Here’s what it looked likeSan Francisco just had its highest-ever October tide on Monday — and the waterline will probably go higher in the next few days.

Melting ice sheets, and expansion of warming ocean water, has already added 8 inches to sea levels along the California coast in the past century. Sea levels will rise feet higher by the end of the century but projections hinge on whether humans slow down or stop burning planet-warming fossil fuels.

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Los Angeles and San Diego had their highest coastal water levels in over a century of records during high tide today. (San Diego's record was a tie, but there was a glitch that prevented the peak from being recorded). Top-10 marks from 2026 highlighted are in yellow. @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social

The high tide in Los Angeles set a new record this morning, based on preliminary data. San Diego tied (no pun intended) its record, but there may have been a data glitch. Slightly higher tides are possible tomorrow.

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San Diego and Los Angeles could experience record high tides next week. Model guidance predicts Monday’s tide in San Diego being 2.5ft above a typical high tide. Tuesday will probably come in around 2.6ft, which would be the highest in San Diego history. Record tides are also possible in L.A.

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Disastrous flooding along the San Juan River in the Four Corners region. Here’s some of what I saw today in Shiprock, on the Navajo Nation in northwest New Mexico.

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I might save time if I dumped words into a LLM to spit other words back out. But I wouldn't know the material. I wouldn't connect concepts, identify cause and effect, have lightbulb moments weaving seemingly disparate threads into a tapestry of understanding that I can then apply to new challenges.

The Four Corners just went through a long week of flooding and weather models predict another deep plume of moisture taking aim at the region in the Nov. 1-2 timeframe. This doesn't look like a long-duration event, but saturated soils will be more prone to flooding from even short duration rainfall.

Yesterday, a mooring in Monterey Bay measured an oceanic temperature anomaly of 4.57°C (8.2°F) at 60 meters (nearly 200 feet!) This is the warmest subsurface temperature anomaly measured at the station since the very strong El Niño of 1997.

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Historic flooding in Farmington, NM, today. Our KRQE photographer captured this video as the San Juan River reached its highest recorded level, breaking the record from 1909. Dangerous flooding continues downstream toward Shiprock, where river levels will rise tonight. #NMwx

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I've been working on some tide forecasts with guidance from @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social My model has an 83% chance of setting a record on Tuesday. Any record will only last a month. The model has a near 100% chance of setting the record in late Nov since the baseline will be 11 cm higher.

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NWS San Diego has issued new Coastal Flood Warning for near-record/record-breaking tides and possible widespread coastal inundation in SoCal Sun-Thu. And there's no king tides or major storms in the mix yet...just elevated sea levels from extreme El Nino plus long-term warming.

San Diego and Los Angeles could experience record high tides next week. Model guidance predicts Monday’s tide in San Diego being 2.5ft above a typical high tide. Tuesday will probably come in around 2.6ft, which would be the highest in San Diego history. Record tides are also possible in L.A.

Coastal flood warning issued: “Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur in the morning hours.” bsky.app/profile/sgx....

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SGX issues Coastal Flood Warning valid at Oct 25, 5:00 AM PDT for Orange County Coastal, San Diego County Coastal Areas [CA] till Oct 29, 1:00 PM PDT Link

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After finishing with the record warmest July, the record warmest August, and the record warmest September, the Contiguous U.S. is on pace to have the 4th warmest October on record. The warmest, 1963, was 4.8F above normal. It's still possible that this October could move higher up the list. 🔥🔥🔥

San Francisco International Airport, the Bay Bridge, Highways 101, 1 and 37 and other critical California infrastructure are vulnerable to “exceptional” flooding and erosion this winter, according to a report published Monday by UC Davis.

sfchronicle.comThese California highways are most at risk of flooding during El Niño stormsSFO, the Bay Bridge, Highways 101 and other critical infrastructure in California are vulnerable to “exceptional” flooding and erosion this winter, according to a new report.
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Areas in light blue in the above map are at risk of flooding during a high tide 3 feet above normal. Orange lines show where highways could be flooded by tidal overflow, including portions of Highway 101 and Highway 37. Credit: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

Much of San Francisco International Airport and adjacent Highway 101 is projected to flood from a 3-feet-above-normal high tide. Red lines show where shorelines could be overtopped by water. Credit: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Credit: BCDC

San Francisco International Airport, the Bay Bridge, Highways 101, 1 and 37 and other critical California infrastructure are vulnerable to “exceptional” flooding and erosion this winter, according to a report published Monday by UC Davis.

sfchronicle.comThese California highways are most at risk of flooding during El Niño stormsSFO, the Bay Bridge, Highways 101 and other critical infrastructure in California are vulnerable to “exceptional” flooding and erosion this winter, according to a new report.

Areas in light blue in the above map are at risk of flooding during a high tide 3 feet above normal (or 3ft of sea level rise) including WB I-80 at the Bay Bridge toll plaza, which experts predict is likely this winter. A major storm at the same time could flood areas in dark blue. Credit: Caltrans

These warm anomalies are not just at the surface. The thermocline — the transition zone between warm surface water and cold water below — is hundreds of feet deeper than usual. Map and charts from a torpedo-looking glider offshore Southern California, credit UC San Diego.

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“For those of you who are scuba divers, you’ve probably noted that even on the bottom, at 50 feet, it is 70 degrees … it’s been very, very warm,” Smith said at an Oct. 7 panel. “When kelp is exposed to that warm water for extended periods of time, it literally melts.”

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Ocean heat — historically warm for this time of year — is drawing tropical fish coastward, killing kelp forests, pushing tides to record high heights and providing extra fuel for storms.

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LOX issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [tornado: POSSIBLE, wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: <.75 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Los Angeles [CA] till 10:45 AM PDT Link

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The coastal flooding outlook is dire for Florida's east coast in the coming days. Days of persistent onshore winds will be perfectly aligned to overlap with the full moon on the 26th and perigee on the 28th. #KingTide #Miami #Florida @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social

Water vapor imagery of the closed low-pressure system off the California coast responsible for early-season rain from San Francisco to San Diego and a rare tornado watch in Arizona, north of Phoenix. Blues depict high amounts of moisture, with reds showing drier air.

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A rare risk for tornadoes and severe weather exists across both the Desert Southwest and the Southern California Coastline today. Ensure you have multiple ways to receive weather alerts and warnings! weather.gov

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A brief guide to tide predictions, King Tide season, and "smart" tide forecasts since this topic is going to get a lot of attention in the coming 1-2 weeks:

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Wow. What an incredible storm! The sun rises over Super Typhoon #Champi (#RosalPH). Winds at the core are 295 km/h (185 mph), with pressure down to 895 hPa. See this meteorological marvel here: zoom.earth/storms/champ...