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Coastal Flood in Norfolk, Virginia

Coastal Flood November 12, 2009 – November 14, 2009 · Norfolk, Virginia

$18.0M
Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The peak tide height at Sewells Point was 7.74 feet above MLLW, which was 5.51 feet above the astronomical tide. Numerous streets, homes and businesses were flooded in low lying areas of the county close or directly exposed to the Chesapeake Bay, especially in the Willoughby and East Ocean View areas.

The wider storm

An intense Nor'easter produced moderate to severe coastal flooding across much of eastern and southeast Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 203849. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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