Coastal Flood in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Coastal Flood January 3, 2022 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

A combination of higher astronomical tides and deepening surface low pressure tracking across North Carolina then northeast out to sea, produced very strong northeast or north winds which caused moderate to major (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Virginia Beach. Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel reached 6.46 feet MLLW at 900 am on Monday, January 3.

The wider storm

A combination of higher astronomical tides and deepening surface low pressure tracking across North Carolina then northeast out to sea, produced very strong northeast or north winds which caused moderate to major (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Virginia Eastern Shore and Virginia Beach.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1006669. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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