Coastal Flood in Virginia

Events

378

Deaths

1

Injuries

0

Damage

$181 million

• Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 8 to 9, 20161 death · $100,000 · 10 eventsPost Tropical Cyclone Matthew tracking northeast just off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, produced very strong northeast or north winds over southeast Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998$75 million · 10 eventsA Nor'easter battered eastern Virginia from Tuesday, February 3rd through Thursday, February 5th.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, November 12 to 14, 2009$43 million · 15 eventsAn intense Nor'easter produced moderate to severe coastal flooding across much of eastern and southeast Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore.
• Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 6 to 7, 2006$15 million · 50 kt wind · 21 eventsA strong low pressure system off the North Carolina coast coupled with an upper level cutoff low to dump intense rainfall across portions of southeast Virginia.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, September 1, 2006$29 million · 6 eventsTides of 4 to 5 feet above normal...combined with 6 to 8 foot waves caused significant damage to homes, piers, bulkheads, boats, and marinas across portions of the Virginia's Northern Neck and Eastern Shore near the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean and adjacent tributaries.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, September 1, 2006$19 million · 4 eventsTides of 4 to 5 feet above normal...combined with 6 to 8 foot waves caused significant damage to homes, piers, bulkheads, boats, and marinas across portions of the Virginia Peninsula and Middle Peninsula near the Chesapeake Bay and adjacent tributaries.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 28 to 29, 2012$4.4 million · 18 eventsTropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 2 to 5, 2015$2.1 million · 25 eventsA combination of Hurricane Joaquin near the Bahamas and strong high pressure over New England produced strong onshore winds over the Mid-Atlantic. The strength and duration of the onshore winds produced moderate coastal flooding along the Atlantic Coast and Chesapeake Bay.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 28 to 30, 2012$6.0 million · 1 eventTropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998$1.5 million · 10 eventsA Nor'easter battered eastern Virginia on Tuesday, January 27th and Wednesday, January 28th.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 12 to 13, 2025$280,000 · 25 eventsA coastal low formed off of the Southeast coast on October 11 and slowly tracked north into October 13 before moving offshore. Meanwhile, a strong 1035mb area of high pressure lingered over the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, November 22 to 23, 2006$340,000 · 8 eventsAn intense low pressure system off the North Carolina coast combined with an upper level cutoff low to provide very strong winds, heavy rains, and moderate coastal flooding across portions of eastern and southeast Virginia from late Tuesday November 21st into Thursday afternoon…
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, September 16, 2025$160,000 · 8 eventsA coastal low lingered near the North Carolina and Virginia coastline on September 16, slowly moving northwest into the Chesapeake Bay by the evening of September 16.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 28 to 30, 2021$200,000 · 1 eventStrong low pressure tracked from the Middle Mississippi Valley east northeast toward the Northeast United States from Thursday, October 28th into Saturday, October 30th.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, December 21, 2012$150,000 · 1 eventA rapidly deepening low pressure system moved northeast from western North Carolina into eastern Pennsylvania from the evening of December 20th, into the morning of December 21st.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, December 19, 2009$90,000 · 9 eventsA strong coastal low pressure area produced moderate to severe coastal flooding across much of eastern and southeast Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore.
• Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 17, 1998$50,000 · 14 eventsIntensifying low pressure, containing abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, moved along the Appalachian Mountains during the late morning and afternoon of the 17th.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, November 6 to 7, 2021$30,000 · 2 eventsThe combination of King Tides and high pressure centered north and west of the Mid Atlantic region and low pressure tracking northeast off the Southeast coast, produced northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the…
• Coastal Flood and Astronomical Low Tide in Virginia, August 21 to 23, 202520 eventsHurricane Erin passed well offshore and combined with high pressure to the north, resulting in a period of strong onshore winds and coastal flooding across eastern Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore.
• Coastal Flood and Astronomical Low Tide in Virginia, October 28 to 30, 202519 eventsLow pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coast combined with high pressure in Canada, resulting in a lengthy period of northeasterly onshore flow. Increasing tidal anomalies resulted in moderate to locally major tidal flooding over an extended period.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 1 to 3, 202512 eventsHurricanes Humberto and Imelda were located well offshore of the Eastern Seaboard on October 1, with high pressure over the Great Lakes and southern Canada. The combination of elevated winds and long-period swell led to coastal flooding.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, November 15, 202411 eventsAn area of low pressure moved across the Outer Banks and out to sea on the night of November 14 into November 15. Winds became northeast ahead of the low and northwest behind the low as it moved offshore on November 15.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, November 6 to 7, 2021$15,000 · 1 eventThe combination of King Tides and high pressure centered north and west of the Mid Atlantic region and low pressure tracking northeast off the Southeast coast, produced northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the…
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, September 6, 20197 eventsHurricane Dorian tracking northeast along the North Carolina coast and just off the Virginia coast produced very strong northeast to north winds which caused moderate to major coastal flooding across portions of the southern Chesapeake Bay and James River.
• Coastal Flood in Virginia, September 23, 20236 eventsTropical Storm Ophelia tracked northward across east central North Carolina and up through central Virginia from early Saturday morning, September 23rd into early Sunday morning, September 24th.

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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 2026-09-24.