Marine Tropical Storm — Fenwick Is De To Chincoteague Va Out 20nm, Atlantic North

2025-08-21 · Fenwick Is De To Chincoteague Va Out 20nm, Atlantic North

Event narrative

The Ocean City (XOCN) mesonet measured tropical storm force winds of 34 and 45 knots between 8 AM and 3:30 PM with a peak gust of 43 knots observed at 1:33 PM EST. An additional period of 30 to 35 knot winds was observed between 2 AM and 3 AM EST.

Wider weather episode

The center of Hurricane Erin stayed several hundred miles east of the Middle Atlantic coast on August 21, 2025. However, due the extremely large size of the cyclone with an expansive wind field, tropical storm force gusts occurred over the coastal waters and lower/middle Chesapeake Bay. Large swell of up to 15 feet from Erin impacted the Middle Atlantic coastal waters causing significant beach erosion and rip currents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291186. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.