Coastal Flood — Eastern Essex, Virginia

2025-05-21 · Eastern Essex, 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 Essex County. Tappahannock reached 3.62 feet MLLW at 7:20 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 1267061. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.