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Coastal Flood in Northumberland, Virginia

Coastal Flood March 9, 2024 – March 10, 2024 · Northumberland, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Intensifying low pressure tracked from the Southeast United States northeast to just off the New England coast from Saturday, March 9th into Sunday, March 10th. The low produced very strong southeast or south winds, followed by west or northwest winds which caused moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Northumberland county adjacent to the Potomac River. Lewisetta reached 3.58 feet MLLW at 1136 pm on Saturday, March 9.

The wider storm

Intensifying low pressure tracked from the Southeast United States northeast to just off the New England coast from Saturday, March 9th into Sunday, March 10th. The low produced very strong southeast or south winds, followed by west or northwest winds which caused moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Virginia Northern Neck Adjacent to the Potomac River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1169895. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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