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Coastal Flood in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Coastal Flood September 23, 2023 · Virginia Beach, 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 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.
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 (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of Virginia Beach.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1143043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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