Over 40 roads have been put on a warning status indicating potential closures should the Nov. 14 king tide inundate parts of the peninsula.
Portions of South Market Street between Meeting and East Bay streets are closed.
The high tide reached its peak around 6 a.m. and was recorded to be around a foot higher than officials usually predict for this time of year, said Jonathan Lamb, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Charleston.
The peak came in around 8.08 feet and was amplified by morning onshore winds, Lamb said.
Of the 45 roads of concern — many the usual suspects on the west side of the peninsula, including several roads in the downtown medical district — none had been closed as of 7:15 a.m., according to the live-updated City of Charleston road closure website.
Outside of the peninsula, marshes were swollen with water much higher than normal.
Flooding closed a portion of Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant between between Needlerush Parkway and Parkway Drive, according to Sgt. Ashley Croy with the Mount Pleasant Police Department. Drivers are being asked to seek alternate routes, such as Whipple Road.
Hagwood and Fishburne intersection morning of Nov. 14.
As the tide begins to recede, Lamb predicts the threat of roadway flooding will subside in a couple of hours, perhaps as early as 8:30 a.m.
The fall season is when Charlestonians experience the highest tides, due to astronomical science and research, said Lamb.
This week’s king tide is set to persist through Nov. 18. They will be the last of 2024.
Charleston maintains a regularly-updated virtual database of all active road closures and warnings on its TIDE eye site.
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