Team Norfolk - Storm System Update - 8-28-17 @ 11am

Team,

Here is the latest from Mike Dutter of the NWS in Wakefield:

"Attached is the significant weather briefing for the expected coastal low, affecting the area Tuesday.  In summary:

• At this time we are expecting strong NE winds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 50+ mph across coastal VA, including areas near the Bay, NE NC and the lower MD eastern shore. A high wind watch is in effect for many of those areas. 
• Heavy rainfall of 3 to 5 inches could cause some flooding across NE NC and SE VA.
• Moderate coastal flooding is possible during Tuesday's high tide cycle, especially across Hampton Roads
• Marine conditions in the coastal waters and lower bay will become dangerous. Wind gusts of 45 to 50 knots and waves of 8-12 ft can be expected across the coastal waters, with similar conditions across the lower bay.
• High surf and dangerous rip currents will persist along the shore through Tuesday.”

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Mike included several graphics in his briefing; I will simply add the latest hourly graph and tidal forecast.  The hourly graph shows 1 ½ “of precipitation beginning this evening through the early morning hours of Wednesday as well as peak wind gusts of ~50mph Tuesday afternoon.  Tide chart continues to show high tide of significance is Tuesday around 4pm.  To get a sense of what the 5.6’ tide may look like, you can visit Norfolk’s TITAN program and enter a Flood Layer (NAVD88) of 4.0 or 4.5 ft.

Norfolk is under a High Wind Watch and a Flash Flood Watch until tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8pm with the additional Hazardous Weather Outlook.

The storm track will be updated by the National Hurricane Center at 11am, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management scheduled a conference call for 3pm this afternoon and the next NWS Wakefield Brief will be 5pm. 

Stay tuned… We’ll keep you posted.

Jim

Jim Redick
Director, Norfolk EOC
james.redick@norfolk.gov