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Coastal Flood in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Coastal Flood August 21, 2025 – August 22, 2025 · Isle of Wight, 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 Smithfield, VA exceeded moderate flood thresholds three times: recording 4.06 ft MLLW at 8:35 AM EST and 4.42 feet MLLW at 8:50 PM EST on August 21, and 4.01 feet MLLW at 9:50 PM EST on August 22.

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 1292357. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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