BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 22 AT 6:28AM EDT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 23 AT 8:00PM EDT
Effective: 2026-09-22 06:28:00
Expires: 2026-09-23 20:00:00
Issued by: NWS Wakefield VA
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* WHAT...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, A HIGH RISK OF RIPCURRENTS IS EXPECTED. 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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, TWO TO THREE FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...VIRGINIA BEACH.
* WHEN...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. 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. SOME SHORELINE EROSION MAY OCCUR. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
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Target Area
VIRGINIA BEACH
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