Tidal flooding causing issues around the region; coastal flood warning in effect

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Higher-than-normal tidal flooding due to an offshore storm is continuing to cause impacts around the Tidewater region.

There’s a coastal flood warning through Monday evening for most of the WAVY viewing area per the National Weather Service , with flooding still expected on Tuesday. The warning extends through late Tuesday further up the bay, including for the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck.

Here’s a look at the Great Bridge Lock Park in Chesapeake on Monday morning.

Accomack County Public Schools started school two hours late on Monday due to the tidal flooding on the Bayside. Photos showed Onancock’s wharf area fully underwater during high tide early Monday morning and afternoon, with the water coming up Market Street.

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