Coastal Flood — Northumberland, Virginia

2025-05-21 · Northumberland, 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 Northumberland County. Lewisetta reached 3.61 feet MLLW at 7:24 PM EST on May 21.

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 1267060. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.