"SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Bay Area's record king tides were created by the perfect timing of a couple of factors. The first factor we have to go to outer space. We had a full moon during our king tides. On top of that, the sun, moon and Earth were all aligned and in close proximity to each other. This formation creates extra pull on our tides on Earth."
"While this formation was happening, we also had an area of low pressure crossing Northern California. This also created storm surge on our bay waters. The perfect timing of the combination of the extra gravitational pull from our moon and the storm surge from low pressure created record tidal flooding we have not seen since 1998 in the Bay Area."
The Bay Area experienced record king tides due to the perfect timing of multiple factors. A full moon occurred during the king tides while the sun, moon and Earth were aligned and in close proximity, producing extra gravitational pull on Earth's tides. Simultaneously, an area of low pressure crossed Northern California, generating storm surge across bay waters. The concurrent extra lunar-solar gravitational pull and storm-driven surge amplified bay water levels, producing record tidal flooding in the Bay Area. The flooding persisted for days, caused stress for residents, and reached levels not seen since 1998.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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