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Coastal Flood in Northampton, Virginia

Coastal Flood August 31, 2023 · Northampton, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

The combination of surface high pressure centered over the eastern Great Lakes and Tropical Storm Idalia lifting northeast then east off the North Carolina outer banks, resulted in very strong northeast winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Northampton county adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. Kiptopeke reached 5.05 feet MLLW at 942 am on Thursday, August 31.

The wider storm

The combination of surface high pressure centered over the eastern Great Lakes and Tropical Storm Idalia lifting northeast then east off the North Carolina outer banks, resulted in very strong northeast winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Northampton county adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1136016. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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