The chances of flooding seem to be diminshing. We had a nice sunny day today. The reports said that the high Spring tides made the flood warnings mo
re serious. I thought that meant the tides during Spring season but it means something else. Spring tides happen when the Moon’s tidal pull is in phase with the Sun’s tidal pull at new and full moon. When they are out of phase it is called Neap tide. I found this picture by Jacek Yerka (www.yerkaland.com) that illustrates how Spring tides operate. Click on the picture to make it larger.