• Coastal Flood Warning for Essex County, Virginia
  • Coastal Flood Warning issued September 15 at 1:11AM EDT until September 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 12:11 a.m.
  • Expires: Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 5 a.m.
  • ...Minor to Moderate coastal flooding is expected later tonight
    through Saturday across areas as Hurricane Florence meanders
    westward into the Carolinas....
    ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
    SUNDAY...
    * LOCATION...Middle Peninsula locations adjacent to the
    Chesapeake Bay, and the York and Rappahannock rivers,
    including tidal tributaries.
    * TIMING...Minor to Moderate flooding is expected within a few
    hours either side of each high tide this morning and again
    Saturday evening.
    * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Widespread flooding of vulnerable
    areas could result in an elevated threat of property damage to
    homes and businesses near the waterfront and shoreline. Water
    could lead to 1 to 2 feet above ground level in some areas
    resulting in a sufficient depth to close numerous roads and
    threaten homes and businesses. Flooding could extend inland
    from the waterfront along tidal rivers and bays resulting in
    some road closures and flooding of vehicles.
    Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
    MOBJACK BAY VA
    MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.0 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, MAJOR 5.5 FT
    MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.3 FT, MODERATE 2.3 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT
    TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
    DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
    FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
    -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
    15/02 AM 4.6 1.9 2.0 3 MINOR
    15/02 PM 4.9 2.2 2.0 3 MINOR
    16/02 AM 4.5 1.8 2.1 2 MINOR
    16/03 PM 4.6 1.9 1.8 1 MINOR
    17/03 AM 3.8 1.1 1.5 1 NONE
    17/04 PM 4.0 1.3 1.3 1 MINOR
    YORKTOWN VA
    MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, MAJOR 5.5 FT
    MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.9 FT, MODERATE 2.4 FT, MAJOR 2.9 FT
    TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
    DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
    FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
    -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
    15/02 AM 4.5 1.9 2.0 2 MINOR
    15/02 PM 4.8 2.2 1.9 2 MINOR
    16/03 AM 4.3 1.7 1.9 2 NONE
    16/03 PM 4.3 1.7 1.6 1-2 NONE
    17/03 AM 3.6 1.0 1.4 1 NONE
    17/04 PM 3.8 1.2 1.2 1 NONE
    WINDMILL POINT VA
    MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.0 FT
    MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.6 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.6 FT
    TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
    DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
    FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
    -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
    15/03 AM 3.2 1.8 1.7 2 MINOR
    15/04 PM 3.5 2.1 1.8 2 MODERATE
    16/04 AM 3.1 1.7 1.7 2 MINOR
    16/05 PM 3.3 1.9 1.7 1 MINOR
    17/05 AM 2.9 1.5 1.5 1 NONE
    17/06 PM 3.1 1.7 1.5 1 MINOR
    &&