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Coastal Flood Statement
Issued: 8:43 AM Apr. 25, 2024 – National Weather Service
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...James City, Newport News and Hampton/Poquoson Counties.

* WHEN...From this evening through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable
locations near the waterfront and shoreline.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

JAMES RIVER AT SCOTLAND/JAMESTOWN VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.0 FT, MODERATE 4.5 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.8 FT, MODERATE 2.3 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
25/01 PM     2.8        0.6        1.2        1       NONE
26/02 AM     3.9        1.7        1.6        1       NONE
26/02 PM     3.0        0.8        1.4        1       NONE
27/02 AM     3.5        1.3        1.2        1       NONE
27/02 PM     2.6        0.4        1.1        1       NONE

FORT MONROE VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, MAJOR 6.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.7 FT, MAJOR 3.2 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
25/11 AM     3.5        0.7        1.1        3       NONE
25/11 PM     4.3        1.5        1.4       2-3      NONE
26/11 AM     3.6        0.8        1.3        2       NONE
26/11 PM     3.8        1.0        1.0        2       NONE
27/12 PM     3.1        0.3        0.8        2       NONE
28/12 AM     3.4        0.6        0.6        1       NONE

SEWELLS POINT VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, MAJOR 6.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.7 FT, MAJOR 3.7 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
25/11 AM     3.8        1.0        1.5        3       NONE
25/11 PM     4.5        1.7        1.6       2-3      NONE
26/11 AM     3.6        0.8        1.3        2       NONE
27/12 AM     3.8        1.0        1.0        2       NONE
27/12 PM     3.0        0.2        0.8        2       NONE
28/12 AM     3.3        0.5        0.6        1       NONE

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