Jan 27, 1998
A Nor'easter battered eastern Virginia on Tuesday, January 27th and Wednesday, January 28th. The slow movement of the storm combined with the highest astronomical tides of the month resulted in an extended period of gale to storm force onshore winds which drove tides to 6.44 feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) at Sewells Point in Norfolk. These tide levels resulted in moderate coastal flooding throughout the Hampton Roads area and the Virginia Eastern Shore. Locally moderate coastal flooding
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5629803). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Norfolk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.