- Coastal Flood Statement for Virginia Beach County, Virginia
- Coastal Flood Statement issued September 26 at 2:22AM EDT until September 26 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 1:22 a.m.
- Expires: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 11 a.m.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...TIDES NEAR MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS LATE THIS MORNING...
* LOCATION...Virginia Beach to Sandbridge.
* TIMING AND TIDES...Elevated tides late this morning. The most
likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours
either side of low tide this afternoon.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Very shallow flooding is expected in
the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and
shoreline.
* RIP CURRENT RISK...High.
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
SEWELLS POINT VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, MAJOR 6.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.7 FT, MAJOR 3.7 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
26/10 AM 4.3 1.5 1.3 1 NONE
26/11 PM 3.9 1.1 1.1 1 NONE
27/11 AM 4.4 1.6 1.3 1-2 NONE
28/12 AM 4.1 1.3 1.3 1 NONE
28/12 PM 4.2 1.4 1.1 1 NONE
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 5.0 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, MAJOR 6.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.1 FT, MODERATE 2.6 FT, MAJOR 3.1 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
26/10 AM 4.3 1.4 1.1 2 NONE
26/10 PM 3.7 0.8 0.7 2 NONE
27/10 AM 4.2 1.3 0.9 2 NONE
27/11 PM 3.8 0.9 0.9 2 NONE
28/11 AM 4.0 1.1 0.7 2 NONE
28/11 PM 3.7 0.8 0.9 2 NONE
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