Coastal Flood — Arlington, Virginia

2023-09-24 · Arlington, Virginia

Event narrative

Tropical Storm Ophelia caused moderate coastal flooding in the City of Alexandria with the river gauge cresting at 4.44 ft MLLW early on Sep 24th (threshold is 4.2 ft). Lead time for this event was 9.9 ft.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Ophelia caused moderate coastal flooding in the City of Alexandria, VA in late September.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1141293. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.