COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH ISSUED SEPTEMBER 21 AT 6:00PM EDT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 25 AT 4:00AM EDT
Effective: 2026-09-21 18:00:00
Expires: 2026-09-25 04:00:00
Issued by: NWS Wakefield VA
Alert Text
* WHAT...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTSIS EXPECTED EXPECTED. 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...ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED. LOW LYING PROPERTY INCLUDING HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAY BE INUNDATED. SIGNIFICANT OCEAN SHORELINE EROSION AND OVERWASH IS LIKELY.
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Target Area
ACCOMACK, NORTHAMPTON
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