Norfolk, VA – The Virginia-North Carolina coastline faces a growing nor’easter threat from Sunday, Oct. 18, through Tuesday, Oct. 20, with coastal flooding, powerful wind gusts and beach erosion potentially affecting communities from Virginia’s Tidewater region to North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Prediction Center, a non-tropical low-pressure system is expected to intensify offshore of North Carolina this weekend before tracking northward early next week, bringing significant coastal hazards to the region.
Sunday Through Tuesday: Coastal Impacts Increase The primary concern is persistent onshore winds pushing ocean water toward the coastline, increasing the risk of flooding during high tide cycles…