Coastal Flood — Suffolk, Virginia

2012-10-28 to 2012-10-29 · Suffolk, Virginia

Event narrative

Water levels reached 2.5 feet to 3.5 feet above normal adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay and James River resulting in moderate to severe coastal flooding, although flooding was less than Irene in 2011.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds. The very strong winds caused moderate to severe coastal flooding across portions of eastern and southeast Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 418283. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.