Coastal Flood in Mathews, Virginia

Coastal Flood October 28, 2025 – October 30, 2025 · Mathews, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

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 Windmill Point recorded moderate coastal flooding at 3.92 ft MLLW at 7:24 PM EDT on October 30th.

The wider storm

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 1297475. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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