Extreme tides and a storm surge meant more flooding on this Monday, especially along the Embarcadero.
Extreme tides and a storm surge meant more flooding on this Monday, especially along the Embarcadero.
All weekend, the Bay Area region saw the impact of King Tides. On Saturday, King Tides broke records across the region.
San Francisco saw its highest tides since 1998.
The water caught the attention of many people in San Francisco on Monday.
"They're crazy. I've never seen anything like it here in the Bay Area," said April of San Francisco.
City crews put up caution tape along the Embarcadero to keep people out of harm's way.
"It's just all flooding through all this area," said April.
She was there Saturday when King Tides rolled in and took over parts of the Embarcadero.
Record high water levels flowed over the pavement and onto city streets.
"We went on a walk and it was almost impossible to go through all the water," said April.
"Out here on the Embarcadero, we had friends visiting. It was probably the worst I'd ever seen it, and I've been living here since '91," said Tere Hanson of Alameda.
Ed Robinson has lived in San Francisco for 14 years.
"I know this is a King Tide but I've never really seen it this high and it's a bunch of wood and logs floating around in there - just bashing themselves against the side of the concrete," said Robinson.
Hanson said the high tides are certainly noteworthy. With more rain and wind coming, she decided to catch her ferry early.
"I do get seasick. I'm leaving early because I don't want. I hear the wind is going to pick up later this afternoon I don't want to chance it," said Hanson.
Out by Fort Point, dramatic waves crashed on cars and passersby Saturday. On this Monday, King Tides brought higher water levels--catching the attention of visitors.
"We were trying to go to Baker Beach. But we wanted to see the point," said Steve Williams of Carson City.
Many saying the exceptionally high water levels could be a sign of things to come.
"This is scary, it does seem like we're not prepared for it to get higher than this. And if it becomes the new normal, what happens when we have a King Tide on top of the new normal. It will be splashing everywhere," said Robinson.
"I think the weather situation is getting worse and worse every year. Don't know if it's climate change or if it's just cycles we're just going through. I've never seen it this bad," said Hanson.
On Saturday, traffic had to be diverted because of flooding along the Embarcadero.
ABC7 News checked with the SF Public Works and SFPUC. They say there were no issues on Monday.
