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Coastal Flood in Eastern Essex, Virginia

Coastal Flood August 22, 2025 – August 23, 2025 · Eastern Essex, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hurricane Erin passed well offshore and combined with high pressure to the north, resulting in a period of strong onshore winds and coastal flooding across eastern Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore. The tide gauge at Tappahannock, VA reported moderate tidal flooding twice, recording 3.54 feet MLLW at 12:50 PM EST on August 22, and 3.87 feet MLLW at 12:55 AM on August 23.

The wider storm

Hurricane Erin passed well offshore and combined with high pressure to the north, resulting in a period of strong onshore winds and coastal flooding across eastern Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292336. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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