An intensifying positive phase of the Indian Ocean in recent months has lead to the latest wet monsoon on record for India, worsened drought across Australia and recently been associated with unexpected warming of the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean surface and subsurface (and El Nino-look).

Days of strong onshore wind and and a full moon cause an extensive flooding event into Chesapeake Bay over the weekend. Enhancing this set of coastal flood-inducing circumstances are offshore connditions featuring warmer and higher than normal sea surface conditions.