Coastal Flood — Lancaster, Virginia

2021-10-28 to 2021-10-29 · Lancaster, Virginia

Event narrative

Strong low pressure tracked from the Middle Mississippi Valley east northeast toward the Northeast United States from Thursday, October 28th into Saturday, October 30th. This system produced very strong east southeast winds, then strong south to southwest winds through the period. This caused moderate to major (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of Lancaster county adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. Windmill Point reached 4.51 feet MLLW at 642 pm on Friday, October 29.

Wider weather episode

Strong low pressure tracked from the Middle Mississippi Valley east northeast toward the Northeast United States from Thursday, October 28th into Saturday, October 30th. This system produced very strong east southeast winds, then strong south to southwest winds through the period. This caused moderate to major (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Chesapeake Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 990771. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.