Aerial image of high tide flooding April 12, 2024, in Annapolis, Maryland. (Image credit: NOAA)

On Aug. 6, NOAA will release the 2024-25 U.S. Annual High Tide Flooding Outlook.

The annual outlook provides predictions of high tide flooding expected to occur from May 2024 to April 2025 and a summary of past high tide flooding from 2023 to 2024 at 97 NOAA tide gauges around the nation. NOAA has released an annual outlook on high tide flooding every year since 2015.

High tide flooding, sometimes referred to as “sunny day,” “nuisance” or “king tide” flooding, is coastal flooding that leads to disruptions such as road and business closures and longer commute times. It is becoming increasingly common as sea levels rise. 

WHAT

Media webinar on the state of high tide flooding in the U.S.

WHEN

Aug. 6, 2024, 2 p.m. EST

WHO 

• Nicole LeBoeuf, director, NOAA's National Ocean Service
• Karen Kavanaugh, coastal hazards oceanographer, NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
• Analise Keeney, coastal hazards oceanographer, NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
• John Callahan, Ph.D., climate scientist/oceanographer, Ocean Associates, Inc./NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
• William Sweet, Ph.D., oceanographer, NOAA’s National Ocean Service 

HOW 

GoToWebinar: The briefing will be followed by a Q&A session. An accompanying news release will be issued at the start of the webinar. Interested reporters must register here for the GoToWebinaroffsite link. (Note: For credentialed reporters only.) 

To participate in the Q&A portion of the media briefing, please be sure to register using your full name and media affiliation. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please do not share your invite link with anyone; it is unique to you. 

Climate, weather, and water affect all life on our ocean planet. NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict our changing environment, from the deep sea to outer space, and to manage and conserve America’s coastal and marine resources.