Coastal Flood in Newport News, Virginia

Coastal Flood September 16, 2025 · Newport News, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

A coastal low lingered near the North Carolina and Virginia coastline on September 16, slowly moving northwest into the Chesapeake Bay by the evening of September 16. This low brought a prolonged period of elevated northerly winds across the Chesapeake Bay, resulting in moderate coastal flooding in Newport News. Smithfield reached 4.37 ft MLLW at 6 PM EST on September 16.

The wider storm

A coastal low lingered near the North Carolina and Virginia coastline on September 16, slowly moving northwest into the Chesapeake Bay by the evening of September 16. This low brought a prolonged period of elevated northerly winds across the Chesapeake Bay, resulting in widespread moderate to locally major coastal flooding across portions of eastern Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1295822. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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