Coastal Flood — Norfolk, Virginia

2019-09-06 · Norfolk, Virginia

Event narrative

Very strong northeast to north winds associated with Hurricane Dorian produced tidal anomalies between 2.5 and 3.5 feet over the southern Chesapeake Bay. This caused moderate coastal flooding over portions of Portsmouth. Money Point reached 6.21 feet MLLW at 418 pm on September 6. Some streets were flooded and closed, and vehicles were stranded.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Dorian tracking northeast along the North Carolina coast and just off the Virginia coast produced very strong northeast to north winds which caused moderate to major coastal flooding across portions of the southern Chesapeake Bay and James River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 856839. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.