Sentence examples for tides running from inspiring English sources

But with so much water coming at once, and with tides running two to five feet above normal, the water piling up in inlets, rivers and bays will have nowhere to drain, potentially resulting in extensive inland flooding, forecasters said.

Skippering your own yacht provides a sense of freedom, and the conditions in the Canary Islands are often perfect: the stretch of water between Tenerife and La Gomera is a favourite for yachtsmen and women, with sparkling seas, impressive coastal panoramas and tides running at up to three knots.

Enormous tides ran from Southend to Cromer.

Tides run up the meandering Chao Phraya to Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.

He pointed out that unlike winds, which often come and go, tides run twice a day, every day.

The English Channel, an epi-continental shallow sea with very strong tides, runs along 650 km of the French coast and 1100 km of the English coast.

Along the coast, tides ran at up to 8 feet above normal.

Along the coast, tides ran 12-16 feet above normal, peaking at 18 feet.

Tides ran 6-8 feet above normal near Wilmington, and waves 12 feet in height struck the coast.

The highest tides ran 6-8 feet above normal along the coast, reaching 7.9 feet above average at Pascagoula and Ocean Springs.

Winds gusted up to 86 mph, and along the coast tides ran as high as 6 feet above normal.