- In force from
- Oct 11, 7:00 AM EDT
- Until
- Oct 11, 8:00 PM EDT
- Issued
- Oct 10, 3:20 PM EDT
- Updated
- 1 time, last Oct 10, 10:42 PM EDT
- Office
- Wakefield, VA
- Number
- 15 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Minor, Expected, Likely
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
For Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset, from Wakefield, VA
- What
- Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
- Where
- Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties.
- When
- From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
- Impacts
- Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline.
What to do
Do not drive through flooded roadways.
For Accomack; Northampton, from Wakefield, VA
- What
- For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 7 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Statement, up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the Beach Hazards Statement, a high risk for rip currents expected.
- Where
- Accomack and Northampton Counties.
- When
- For the High Surf Advisory, from 6 AM to 6 PM EDT Sunday. For the Coastal Flood Statement, from 7 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday afternoon. For the Beach Hazards Statement, from 8 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening.
* Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion.
What to do
Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
For New Kent; Gloucester; Surry; James City; Chesapeake; Eastern King William; Eastern King and Queen; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth, from Wakefield, VA
- What
- Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
- Where
- Portions of east central, eastern and southeast Virginia.
- When
- From 7 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday afternoon.
- Impacts
- Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline.
What to do
Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Every area Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Accomack; Northampton; New Kent; Gloucester; Surry; James City; Chesapeake; Eastern King William; Eastern King and Queen; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth
Places under it Cambridge, Salisbury, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Williamsburg, Poquoson, Gloucester Point, Smithfield, and 116 more
Read the platesCoastal flood FB-EVT-105Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Moon and tides FB-CLK-003How to read a warning FB-STN-001
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