Coastal Flood — Arlington, Virginia

2024-09-23 to 2024-09-24 · Arlington, Virginia

Event narrative

A prolonged period of onshore flow combined with high astronomical tides resulted in multiple days of moderate coastal flooding at the City of Alexandria. The crest height was 4.23' MLLW and the time of crest was at 1216 AM on Sep 24. Lead time for this event was 22.0 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 1217624. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.