Marine Tropical Storm — Chesapeake Bay Windmill Pt To New Pt Comfort Va, Atlantic North

2025-08-21 · Chesapeake Bay Windmill Pt To New Pt Comfort Va, Atlantic North

Event narrative

The Rappahannock Shoal mesonet measured tropical storm force winds of 30 and 40 knots between 3 AM and 6 PM EST with a peak gust of 37 knots at 9:24 AM EST. The Silver Beach mesonet measured a peak gust to 35 knots at 12:11 PM 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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1292070. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.