Coastal Flood in York, Virginia

Coastal Flood September 23, 2023 · York, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tropical Storm Ophelia tracked northward across east central North Carolina and up through central Virginia from early Saturday morning, September 23rd into early Sunday morning, September 24th. The combination of high pressure to the north and the storm resulted in very strong northeast, east and then southeast winds which caused moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of York county. Yorktown reached 5.27 feet MLLW at 354 am on Saturday, September 23.

The wider storm

Tropical Storm Ophelia tracked northward across east central North Carolina and up through central Virginia from early Saturday morning, September 23rd into early Sunday morning, September 24th. The combination of high pressure to the north and the storm resulted in very strong northeast, east and then southeast winds which caused moderate to major (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the York River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1143036. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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