Catastrophes · Marées royalesLes marées royales inondent Flagler Drive ; de nouvelles eaux hautes sont prévuesRédigé 28 octobre 2026 à 14:17 UTCRegarderTranscription0:07King tides partly submerged a sports car on a public waterfront road.0:10Water also reached roads and low-lying neighborhoods across Palm Beach County and0:14the Treasure Coast.0:15Drivers are being urged to avoid flooded routes.0:18How long will unusually high tides keep putting these roads at risk?0:21Flood water covered Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach on October27.0:25Farther south, flooding also reached the area near the O-Resort and spa in0:28Manalapan.0:29A Ferrari was spotted on Ocean Boulevard near the Lantana Bridge.0:33The dark sports car sat partly underwater along the waterfront.0:36Choppy water and a lineup of superyachts stood behind it.0:39Coastal water had reached the roadway where vehicles travel.0:42The car was first identified as a Lamborghini, then as a dark-colored Corvette C8.0:46Both names refer to the same photographed vehicle.0:48The later identification is the Corvette, which was partly submerged on Flagler0:52Drive.0:53The Ferrari's exact model is less certain.0:55It appears to be an eight hundred and twelve superfast coupe.0:58Its sighting near the bridge doesn't tell us what happened afterward.1:01Nobody has confirmed either vehicle's recovery or what repairs either might need.1:05Flooding near the resort extended the disruption beyond the downtown waterfront.1:08Across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, tidal water reached low, lying1:13neighborhoods as well as roads.1:14King tides can temporarily flood coastal places even without rain.1:17West Palm Beach had two high tides forecast for that Tuesday.1:21Their predicted timing helps explain the repeated risk within a single day, but1:24those forecasts don't tell us when the water actually peaked on Flagler Drive.1:28The morning high tide was forecast for about ten fifty five amperes.1:32M followed by another at ten fifty nine p.1:35Um.1:36Local time, those are predicted times.1:39They don't give drivers a measured water depth for the flooded road.1:42Palm Beach County's October newsletter carried a prediction that October1:45twenty-seven would bring the year's highest coastal tide.1:48That was a forecast.1:49An observed annual record hasn't been confirmed.1:52The broader concern is that elevated coastal water can return beyond one day's1:56peaks.1:56The South Florida Water Management District warned that East Coast tides could1:59exceed moderate flood thresholds.2:01Some locations could approach major levels near the Outlook's release, with water2:05potentially staying above minor flood thresholds through the weekend.2:08Those categories describe the broader coast.2:11The district issued that outlook October twenty-sixth, covering the period through2:14November three.2:15The King tide period is reportedly expected to continue through November twelve.2:19Water levels can rise and fall during that window, so it doesn't mean uninterrupted2:23flooding until then.2:24West Palm Beach says higher than normal tide typically lasts about three hours.2:28That's general guidance.2:29It doesn't tell us how long this stretch of flagler drive remained underwater, or2:33when any particular route becomes safe to use.2:36The city had already urged King tide precautions in an October five advisory.2:40Drivers face a continuing coastal flood risk beyond the photographed cars, with the2:44weekly outlook warning of elevated water through the weekend.2:47The safety instruction is direct: avoid flooded roads and never drive through2:51standing water.Lire l’articleChronologie de l’histoireHeyDexQui a rapporté quoiPoints rapportés par plusieurs médiasKing tides flood Flagler Drive2 médiasKing tides inundate county roads and neighborhoods2 médiasLamborghini partially submerged along waterfront2 médiasExpected duration of the king tide period2 médiasMorning high tide forecast in West Palm Beach2 médiasEvening high tide forecast in West Palm Beach2 médiasAdvice to drivers about flooded roads2 médiasChaque ligne est l’affirmation telle que nous l’avons relevée dans le reportage de ce média. Comparaison au 28 octobre 2026 à 00:24 UTC.
