Coastal Flood — James City, Virginia

2024-11-15 · James City, Virginia

Event narrative

An area of low pressure moved across the Outer Banks and out to sea on the night of November 14 into November 15. Winds became northeast ahead of the low and northwest behind the low as it moved offshore on November 15. This resulted in moderate coastal flooding across James City County. Yorktown reached 5.21 feet MLLW at 8:06 AM on November 15. Jamestown reached 4.71 feet MLLW at 11:36 AM on November 15.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved across the Outer Banks and out to sea on the night of November 14 into November 15. Winds became northeast ahead of the low and northwest behind the low as it moved offshore on November 15. The result was a surge of water from the Chesapeake Bay with moderate coastal flooding reported across several areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1223291. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.