Coastal Flood in Accomack, Virginia
Coastal Flood August 21, 2025 – August 22, 2025 · Accomack, 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 Tangier Island, VA rose above moderate flood thresholds 3 times: recording 3.86 feet MLLW at 7:56 PM EST on August 21, 3.85 feet at 11:05 AM EST and 4.10 feet at 7:56 PM EST on August 22. The tide gauge at Chincoteague, VA rose to 5.02 feet MLLW at 7:00 PM EST on August 21.
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 1292352. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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