Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Chesapeake Bay From Little Creek, Va, To Cape Henry, Va, Including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Atlantic North

2024-04-03 · near Cape Henry Station (chyv2), Chesapeake Bay From Little Creek, Va, To Cape Henry, Va, Including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Atlantic North

Event narrative

The Lynnhaven Inlet Light mesonet measured a gust to 35 knots (40 miles per hour).

Wider weather episode

An upper level low occluded over the Great Lakes on April 3 with a stationary front across southern Virginia on the morning of the 3rd lifting north as a warm front into the afternoon. Meanwhile, a secondary surface low formed across southwestern Virginia in the morning and gradually drifted east through the afternoon into the evening along with a trailing cold front. Gusty winds occurred across the Chesapeake Bay both with scattered storms ahead of the cold front and with the surge of cooler air behind the cold front at night.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175518. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.