Coastal Flood — Richmond, Virginia

2025-10-28 to 2025-10-30 · Richmond, Virginia

Event narrative

Strong northeast winds between coastal low pressure offshore and high pressure over eastern Canada resulted in an extended period of coastal flooding. The gauge at Tappahannock recorded major tidal flooding of 4.04 ft MLLW at 5:25 AM EDT on October 30th.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coast combined with high pressure in Canada, resulting in a lengthy period of northeasterly onshore flow. Increasing tidal anomalies resulted in moderate to locally major tidal flooding over an extended period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1297472. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.