Coastal Flood — Northampton, Virginia

2025-05-22 · Northampton, Virginia

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1266640. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.