Coastal Flood in Northampton, Virginia

Coastal Flood May 22, 2025 · Northampton, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

An area of low pressure occluded over the Ohio Valley on May 21 into May 22. This allowed for a period of elevated onshore flow which led to moderate coastal flooding across Northampton County. Bayford reached 3.51 feet MLLW at 5:00 AM EST on May 22.

The wider storm

An area of low pressure occluded over the Ohio Valley on May 21 into May 22. This allowed for a period of elevated onshore flow which led to moderate coastal flooding across portions of eastern Virginia along both sides of the Chesapeake Bay on May 21 and 22.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1266640. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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