Coastal Flood — Norfolk, Virginia

2023-09-23 · Norfolk, 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 (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of the city of Norfolk adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. Sewells Point reached 5.74 feet MLLW at 312 am on Saturday, September 23. An mPING report reported street/road flooding in Norfolk at 11:10 PM EST on the 22nd.

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 (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Chesapeake Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143042. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.