MyCoast NY

10/08/2025

Thanks to the Cornell Chronicle for a great write-up on MyCoast!

The MyCoast New York app has already provided forecasters and emergency managers with a new understanding of flooding around the state, as sea levels rise and storms intensify.

04/17/2025

Flooding 101: Do you know your floods?
Understanding the different types of floods can help you stay safe, informed, and prepared.
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Flooding is an excess of water on land that is normally dry. There are three main types of flooding: riverine, shallow, and coastal.
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Riverine (aka fluvial) When floodwaters overtop the bank of a river and flow into the floodplain.
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Shallow (aka pluvial) Occurs when water from a heavy precipitation event (rain or snowmelt) has nowhere to drain, accumulates faster than the ground can absorb, or overwhelms a stormwater management system.
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Coastal high tide (aka sunny day or nuisance flooding) Occurs in low-lying areas along the tidal shoreline during a full or new moon at certain times of the year. High tide flooding is increasing in frequency and severity due to sea level rise.
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Coastal storm surge. When strong winds drive tidal water onshore during severe storms such as hurricanes and nor’easters. Flooding from storm surge is increasing as sea level rises and major storms become more frequent and severe.
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Be a community scientist: Capture and share flood events…when it is safe to do so. MyCoast NY is a community science program collecting photos of flooding and storm damage throughout New York. Your contributions support research and preparedness efforts.

Visit mycoast.org/ny

MyCoast NY is a program of and

09/23/2024

Thank you Hudson River Watershed Alliance! Great way to use MyCoast NY to document the tidal flooding from this past weekend.

06/06/2024

Flood Watch is a statewide reporting tool for documenting local flooding, and is part of the MyCoast NY app.

Upload you flood photos today to help emergency managers, forecasters, and planners better understand localized flooding.

05/21/2024

Join us for a Q2 virtual session where we’ll provide MyCoast NY program updates and have some time to connect and listen to our MyCoast NY community. Bring your questions and ideas to the MyCoast NY Team at New York Sea Grant and the NYS Water Resources Institute. We look forward to seeing you!

Date: Thurs May 23rd, 2024
Time: 4-4:30 pm
Link to register in bio!

02/19/2024

Applications are now being accepted for New York Sea Grant’s Summer 2024 Community Engaged Fellowship Program.

Deadline for submission is March 4, 2024, by 5PM EDT.

Applications will be evaluated during March and applicants will be notified around March 29, 2024.

The fellowships, which begins on June 3, 2024 and extends over 10 weeks, each include a $6,000 stipend.

The eight fellowship opportunities, also fully detailed in NYSG’s flyer at https://bit.ly/2024SGCEIFellowships.

01/23/2024

New look 💅

With the recent growth of the MyCoast NY program, we’ve decided to transition this account to be a place to share photos and educational content in support of our MyCoast NY community. We’re excited to use this account to raise awareness of the impacts from floods and storms across New York State.

As a citizen science app, MyCoast relies on the support of active community members like you. Thank you for supporting this page and please share with friends and family who may be interested. Thank you! 💧📸
 

01/18/2024

Join us for a virtual session where we’ll provide MyCoast program updates, respond to feedback from the recent MyCoast NY user-survey, and have some time to connect with our MyCoast community from across the state. Bring your questions and ideas to the MyCoast outreach team at New York Sea Grant and the NYS Water Resources Institute. We look forward to seeing you!

Date: Thurs Jan 18, 2024
Time: 4-5 pm
Register using link in bio or visit bit.ly/3vn1aho

01/11/2024

🚨MyCoast Meeting 🚨

Join us for a virtual session where we’ll provide MyCoast program updates, respond to feedback from the recent MyCoast NY user-survey, and have some time to connect with our MyCoast community from across the state. Bring your questions and ideas to the MyCoast outreach team at New York Sea Grant and the NYS Water Resources Institute. We look forward to seeing you!

Date: Thurs Jan 18, 2024
Time: 4-5 pm
Register using link in bio or visit bit.ly/3vn1aho