Coastal Flood in Lancaster, Virginia
Coastal Flood May 9, 2022 – May 12, 2022 · Lancaster, Virginia
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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 1033731. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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