Coastal Flood — York, Virginia

2024-09-20 to 2024-09-23 · York, Virginia

Event narrative

The combination of strong high pressure over eastern Canada and weak low pressure off the southern New England coast, resulted in prolonged northeast, east and southeast winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of York county. Yorktown reached 5.04 feet MLLW at 112 pm on Sunday, September 22.

Wider weather episode

The combination of strong high pressure over eastern Canada and weak low pressure off the southern New England coast, resulted in prolonged northeast, east and southeast winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the York River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219068. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.