Rain until early morning...then periods of rain late. Rain may be heavy at times in the evening. Windy with lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Friday
Periods of rain. Windy with highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the morning. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
... Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 6 PM EST Saturday...
A coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 6 PM EST Saturday.
The approaching new phase of the moon... in tandem with a persistent northeast flow is keeping water trapped in the Bay... leading to increasing tidal anomalies for the upcoming tide cycles through Saturday afternoon. Anomalies of 1 to 1.5 feet above normal are expected this afternoon... increasing to 2 to 2.5 feet above normal later tonight through Friday.
High tide is currently occurring and is expected to be from 3.1 to 3.6 feet before falling this after non... resulting in minor flooding.
High tide tonight into early Friday will occur at 1221 am... with water levels referenced to mean lower low water expected to be from 3.5 to 4 feet... resulting in moderate flooding. Moderate flooding is expected to continue through Saturday afternoon.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A coastal Flood Warning means that flooding is occurring or imminent. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert for rising water... and take appropriate action to protect life and property.
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 11:24 AM EST on November 12, 2009
... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9 PM EST this evening...
A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9 PM EST this evening.
The combination of strong high pressure over the Great Lakes and northern New England... and low pressure moving northeast along the Carolina coast will result in a continuation of gusty northeast winds today into this evening. These winds... from interior sections of the lower Maryland Eastern Shore... to interior eastern... central and south central Virginia... and interior northeast North Carolina 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 45 mph into this evening. The winds will gradually weaken today through Friday as the high pressure system moves northeast into the northern Atlantic... and the area of low pressure begins to move east... and out to sea.
Gusty winds and saturated ground may cause downed trees... and also result in scattered power outages.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Record Report
Statement as of 04:33 am EST on November 12, 2009
... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Norfolk VA...
Norfolk received 2.31 inches of precipitation yesterday... November 11th. This is a new daily record... breaking the old record of 1.44 set in 1979.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 12:45 PM EDT on November 12, 2009
... Intense coastal storm continues to bring widespread heavy rainfall and strong winds to the mid Atlantic region...
Widespread heavy continues across eastern Virginia and northeast North Carolina... as well as portions of central Virginia. Low pressure responsible for the heavy rainfall was just south of Cape Hatteras at midday Thursday. Rainfall amounts have varied over the region over the past 48 hours... with the heaviest rainfall occurring over southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina. Rainfall amounts in these region have ranged from near 5 to around 7 inches since Tuesday night... with locally higher amounts.
The following are unofficial peak wind gusts from ASOS and AWOS sites across southeast Virginia during the 30 hour period beginning at 600 am Wednesday and ending at 1200 PM this afternoon.
Here are the latest unofficial reports in inches from storm spotters and cocorahs... along with a few official reports from area airports. Precipitation amounts are from 12 PM Tue - 12 PM Thu (48 hours)... or otherwise specified.