- Coastal Flood Watch for New Kent County, Virginia
- Coastal Flood Watch issued October 01 at 2:14PM EDT until October 03 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 2:14 p.m.
- Expires: Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 6 p.m.
...MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
* LOCATION: THE PENINSULA AND MIDDLE PENINSULA AREAS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA ALONG
THE BAY AND TIDAL RIVERS INCLUDING THE YORK AND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER.
* TIMING: WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AND
POTENTIALLY LASTING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TIDE CYCLES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
* COASTAL FLOODING: MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE BEGINNING THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO
POSSIBLY MAJOR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS: INUNDATION OF WATER IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD LEAD
TO ROAD CLOSURES AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF PROPERTY.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF THE HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
TOTAL TIDE COMBINES ASTRO TIDE AND SURGE.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
WINDMILL POINT VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
01/02 PM 2.5 1.9 0.6 4 NONE
02/03 AM 3.0 1.6 1.4 4-6 MINOR
02/04 PM 3.7 1.8 1.9 6 MODERATE
03/04 AM 3.2 1.5 1.7 5 MINOR
03/05 PM 3.8 1.7 2.1 5 MAJOR
04/04 AM 4.0 1.5 2.5 4-5 MAJOR
JAMES RIVER AT SCOTLAND/JAMESTOWN VA
MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.5 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
01/03 PM 3.9 2.9 1.0 1 MINOR
02/03 AM 3.8 2.4 1.4 1 MINOR
02/04 PM 4.4 2.7 1.7 1 MODERATE
03/04 AM 4.0 2.3 1.7 1 MINOR
03/05 PM 4.6 2.6 2.0 2 MODERATE
04/05 AM 4.5 2.1 2.4 2 MODERATE
MOBJACK BAY VA
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
01/01 PM 4.3 3.2 1.1 4
02/01 AM 4.4 2.8 1.6 2-5
02/01 PM 5.4 3.2 2.2 5
03/02 AM 4.6 2.6 2.0 4-5
03/02 PM 5.1 3.0 2.1 5
04/03 AM 5.2 2.5 2.7 5
YORKTOWN VA
MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, MAJOR 5.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
01/01 PM 4.5 3.2 1.3 5 MINOR
02/01 AM 4.8 2.8 2.0 4-6 MODERATE
02/01 PM 5.6 3.2 2.4 6 MAJOR
03/02 AM 4.7 2.6 2.1 4-6 MINOR
03/02 PM 5.2 3.0 2.2 5-6 MODERATE
04/03 AM 5.3 2.5 2.8 6 MAJOR