Coastal Flood — Arlington, Virginia

2024-09-21 · Arlington, Virginia

Event narrative

A prolonged period of onshore flow combined with high astronomical tides resulted in moderate coastal flooding at the City of Alexandria. Flooding began at 0924 PM EST and ended at 1100 PM. This was a missed event and lead time was 0 hours.

Wider weather episode

A very prolonged period of onshore flow combined with high astronomical tides resulted in multiple days of moderate coastal flooding at the City of Alexandria.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217594. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.