Maafa · King tidesWest Palm Beach flooding: King tides partly submerge Corvette on Flagler DriveImeandikwa 28 Oktoba 2026, 14:17 UTCTazamaNakala ya maneno0:07King 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.Soma makalaMfuatano wa matukio ya habariHeyDexNani aliripoti niniHoja zilizoripotiwa na zaidi ya chombo kimojaKing tides flood Flagler Drivevyombo 2 vya habariKing tides inundate county roads and neighborhoodsvyombo 2 vya habariLamborghini partially submerged along waterfrontvyombo 2 vya habariExpected duration of the king tide periodvyombo 2 vya habariMorning high tide forecast in West Palm Beachvyombo 2 vya habariEvening high tide forecast in West Palm Beachvyombo 2 vya habariAdvice to drivers about flooded roadsvyombo 2 vya habariKila mstari ni dai kama tulivyolirekodi kutoka kwenye ripoti ya chombo hicho. Imelinganishwa hadi 28 Oktoba 2026, 00:24 UTC.
