# Tam Junction king tides and high water in 1996

> In 1996, NOAA's San Francisco tide gauge recorded water high enough for FloodRoute's model to put at least one Tam Junction road at risk on 33 days. The highest was 7.53 ft on Tuesday, December 10, 1996, 0.85 ft above the tide tables, with 33 roads at risk, including Cardinal Road, Starling Road and Flamingo Road.

**Estimates, not records of actual flooding.** Each day is NOAA's verified high water at the tide gauge, run through FloodRoute's flood model on today's roads and elevations, in dry weather. Drains, levees, tide gates, rain, road changes and elevation error all mean real conditions differed. Not for property, real-estate, insurance, lending, engineering or legal decisions.

## Every day with roads at risk (33)

| Date | High water (San Francisco gauge, ft MLLW) | vs tide tables | Roads at risk | Severity | Deepest streets (model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1996 | 6.71 | +0.39 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jan 18, 1996 | 7.01 | +0.13 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jan 19, 1996 | 6.87 | −0.15 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jan 20, 1996 | 6.78 | −0.23 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jan 21, 1996 | 6.70 | −0.10 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Feb 15, 1996 | 6.63 | +0.28 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Feb 16, 1996 | 6.81 | +0.26 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Feb 17, 1996 | 7.13 | +0.49 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Feb 18, 1996 | 6.98 | +0.38 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Feb 19, 1996 | 7.12 | +0.74 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Feb 20, 1996 | 6.69 | +0.67 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Feb 21, 1996 | 6.69 | +0.78 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| May 15, 1996 | 6.74 | +0.62 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jun 1, 1996 | 6.49 | −0.10 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jun 3, 1996 | 6.57 | −0.01 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jun 29, 1996 | 6.72 | −0.13 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jun 30, 1996 | 6.88 | −0.06 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jul 2, 1996 | 6.95 | +0.07 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jul 3, 1996 | 6.73 | +0.08 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jul 27, 1996 | 6.62 | −0.16 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jul 28, 1996 | 6.81 | −0.16 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jul 29, 1996 | 6.90 | −0.12 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Jul 31, 1996 | 6.78 | −0.13 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Aug 26, 1996 | 6.49 | −0.22 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Nov 21, 1996 | 6.47 | +0.21 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | 6.80 | +0.35 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Dec 9, 1996 | 7.43 | +0.89 ft | 32 | Severe | Cardinal Road, Starling Road, Flamingo Road |
| Dec 10, 1996 | 7.53 | +0.85 ft | 33 | Severe | Cardinal Road, Starling Road, Flamingo Road |
| Dec 11, 1996 | 7.06 | +0.35 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Dec 12, 1996 | 6.84 | +0.24 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Dec 21, 1996 | 7.01 | +0.53 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |
| Dec 22, 1996 | 7.22 | +0.72 ft | 29 | Severe | Cardinal Road, Starling Road, Flamingo Road |
| Dec 26, 1996 | 6.59 | +0.66 ft | 2 | Likely | Pohono Street, CA 1 |

[All Tam Junction history](https://floodroute.com/ca/tam-junction/history.md) · [Live forecast](https://floodroute.com/ca/tam-junction.md)

Data: [CSV](https://floodroute.com/data/history/ca/tam-junction.csv) · [JSON](https://floodroute.com/data/history/ca/tam-junction.json) · Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/) · Credit: FloodRoute (floodroute.com), © OpenStreetMap contributors, NOAA CO-OPS · [All towns](https://floodroute.com/data.md)

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