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Coastal Flood in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Coastal Flood August 31, 2023 · Virginia Beach, 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 Virginia Beach. Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel reached 5.51 feet MLLW at 930 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 Virginia Beach.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1136020. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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