What are the predicted conditions around Virginia Beach and the Tidewater?
A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch is in effect. Here is a summary of what to expect from the National Weather Service Forecast Office at Wakefield, Va.: THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING…REACHING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT….WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ANTICIPATED ALONG THE NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE WARNED AREAS. STORM SURGE VALUES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COAST IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA DURING HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON…WHICH WOULD RESULT IN MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING. OVER THE TIDEWATER REGION ALONG SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY…STORM SURGE VALUES EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 FEET…WHICH WOULD RESULT IN MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. BANDS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BRING BETWEEN .5 TO 1 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER MOST OF THE WARNED AREAS…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNT
