October supermoon causes king tides: Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach offer free parking to residents in low-lying areas

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The October supermoon caused king tides in South Florida.

A coastal flood advisory was in effect on Friday until 8 p.m., Sunday for Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Amy Knowles, the Miami Beach chief resilience officer and director of environmental sustainability, was concerned about waterfront homes.

“A lot of private sea walls that are very old and very low and a lot of them had the water either right at that sea wall or overtopping,” Knowles said.

Officials in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale asked residents to avoid parking their cars in low-lying areas and are giving limited access to parking garages for free.

In Fort Lauderdale, levels 6 and 7 at the Riverwalk Center Garage, 150 SE 2 St., and levels 3, 4, and 5 at Las Olas Garage, 200 Las Olas Circle, were reserved for residents. In Miami Beach, residents have the King Tide Flood Relief Parking Program, which requires online pre-registration.

Through the program, parking is available to Miami Beach residents on a first-come, first-served basis at Garage 1, 200 7 St., in South Beach; Garage 9, at 17 St. and Pennsylvania Ave., at City Center; and Garage 6, at 42 St. and Royal Palm Ave., in Mid-Beach.

The National Weather Service also issued a high surf advisory through 2 p.m., Saturday, and warned about the risk of rip currents causing dangerous swimming and surfing conditions, and localized beach erosion.

For more information about parking options for Miami Beach residents, call 305-673-7505. For more information about parking options for Fort Lauderdale residents, call 954-828-8000.

INTERACTIVE REPORTING

• Fort Lauderdale officials asked drivers to report impassable roads on the FixIt FTL site.
• Miami officials encouraged residents and visitors to contribute real-time observations on the I See Change platform, which aims to reshape “climate-resilient” communities.
• Broward County asked residents to document tidal flooding on the Resilient Environment site.

HELPFUL MAPS

• Miami Beach elevation map (.pdf)
• Fort Lauderdale flood map service
• NOAA local tides and currents
• Enhanced tide predictions (water management district)