Highest-ever recorded tide in Humboldt Bay results in widespread flooding in King Salmon

Authors

Robert Schaulis

Publication Date

1-3-2026

Publisher

Humboldt Waterkeeper

Abstract

Record tides that flooded King Salmon on Thursday continued to swell on Friday morning, inundating local businesses, yards and even homes — many of which had never been flooded before. Friday morning’s tide provisionally broke the National Weather Service’s all-time record for the region, and storms and southerly wind may result in an even higher tide on Saturday.

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