Coastal Flood, Virginia Beach
- When
- June 3, 6:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.738, -76.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Coastal Flood in Virginia, June 3, 1997
Minor to moderate flooding occurred across portions of the Hampton Roads area during the time of high tide Tuesday evening, June 3rd. In Virginia Beach, county officials reported part of a new boardwalk washed away and several lifeguard stands lost.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Minor to moderate flooding occurred across portions of the Hampton Roads area during the time of high tide Tuesday evening, June 3rd. In Virginia Beach, county officials reported part of a new boardwalk washed away and several lifeguard stands lost. Crawford Parkway in downtown Portsmouth was reported flooded and in downtown Norfolk, several streets were reported under water.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Coastal Flood, Norfolk
- When
- June 3, 6:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Norfolk forecast zone
What these are
- Coastal Flood
- Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Hail in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 3, 1997
- Hail in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 3, 1997
- Hail in North Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Flood in Idaho, June 3 to 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 3, 1997
- Flood in Kentucky, June 3 to 4, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 4, 1997
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5616288, 5616289.