Coastal Flood — Lancaster, Virginia

2022-05-09 to 2022-05-12 · Lancaster, Virginia

Event narrative

A combination of surface high pressure centered over the Canadian Maritimes and surface low pressure spinning off the Mid Atlantic Coast, resulted in strong northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Lancaster county adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. Windmill Point reached 3.93 feet MLLW at 636 am on Tuesday, May 10.

Wider weather episode

A combination of surface high pressure centered over the Canadian Maritimes and surface low pressure spinning off the Mid Atlantic Coast, resulted in strong northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Chesapeake Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1033731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.