In the wake of recent , Brevard County is bracing for a week of king tides during the as the comes about as close to Earth as it gets.

Luckily, there's no significant rain in this week's forecast.

But as the beaver moon, the brightest supermoon of the year, arrives early Wednesday, it will raise tides in the Indian River Lagoon to new heights, renewing fears of flooding along lagoon-side roads that have already been swamped several times this fall.

around the time of the last supermoon in early October, absent any major rainfall. Then last week, upward of 15 inches of rain in some areas caused severe localized flooding along the Space Coast.

Why flooding now?

High lagoon levels are commonplace this time of year: A combination of winds from the east, supermoons and a slowing Gulf Strea

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