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Coastal Flood in James City, Virginia
Coastal Flood September 23, 2023 · James City, 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 to major (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of James City county. Jamestown reached 5.23 feet MLLW at 542 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 James River.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1143037. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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