Coastal Flood — Norfolk, Virginia

1998-01-27 to 1998-01-28 · Norfolk, Virginia

Wider weather episode

A Nor'easter battered eastern Virginia on Tuesday, January 27th and Wednesday, January 28th. The slow movement of the storm combined with the highest astronomical tides of the month resulted in an extended period of gale to storm force onshore winds which drove tides to 6.44 feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) at Sewells Point in Norfolk. These tide levels resulted in moderate coastal flooding throughout the Hampton Roads area and the Virginia Eastern Shore. Locally moderate coastal flooding was also reported across the middle peninsula and northern neck areas. One house collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean at Sandbridge Beach in Virginia Beach. Another home sustained severe damage. The rainfall combined with the gale and storm force winds resulted in scattered tree limbs downed across much of eastern Virginia. In addition, there were widely scattered power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5629803. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.