Coastal Flood Watch issued October 18 at 1:37PM EDT until October 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
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* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 8 to 13 feet in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the Coastal Flood Watch, one to two feet of inundation above ground level possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Virginia Beach. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EDT this evening. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Some shoreline erosion may occur. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- VA, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Virginia Beach
- event
- Coastal Flood Watch
- onset
- 2026-10-19T12:00:00-04:00
- states
- ["VA"]
- urgency
- Future
- certainty
- Possible
- effective
- 2026-10-18T13:37:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c83dcad039239d1f4e0dc324cbc3c9965515348.002.3
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f52645bc1c9b03513c4cdc7e133cdb9ec038ade9.002.2"]
- instruction
- If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
- message type
- Update
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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