Coastal Flood in Richmond, Virginia

Coastal Flood May 21, 2025 · Richmond, 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 Richmond County. Tappahannock reached 3.62 feet MLLW at 7:20 PM EST on May 21.

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 1267062. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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