Coastal Flood — Norfolk, Virginia

2025-09-10 · Norfolk, Virginia

Event narrative

The combination of a weak area of low pressure well offshore on September 10 and high pressure across New England resulted in elevated northerly winds across the lower Chesapeake Bay. This led to localized moderate flooding across Norfolk. Lynnhaven Inlet reached 5.02 ft MLLW at 1030 AM EST on September 10.

Wider weather episode

The combination of a weak area of low pressure well offshore on September 10 and high pressure across New England resulted in elevated northerly winds across the Chesapeake Bay. A few locations across the lower Chesapeake Bay reached moderate flood stage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295808. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.