Coastal Flood — James City, Virginia

2023-09-23 · James City, Virginia

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1143037. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.