Coastal Flood — Virginia Beach, Virginia

2023-09-23 · Virginia Beach, 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 Virginia Beach. Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel reached 5.77 feet MLLW at 218 am on Saturday, September 23. Lynnhaven Inlet reached 5.57 feet MLLW at 236 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 (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of Virginia Beach.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143043. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.