Coastal Flood — Virginia Beach, Virginia

2022-05-07 to 2022-05-11 · Virginia Beach, 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 Virginia Beach. Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel reached 5.78 feet MLLW at 254 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 Virginia Eastern Shore and Virginia Beach.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1033735. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.