Final burst of rain for mid-Atlantic as coastal storm slams Virginia, North Carolina with high winds, flooding
The storm is not tropical in nature, but still, rain totals have been impressive, with Virginia Beach, Virginia, recording over 8 inches of rain since Monday, along with a 63-mph wind gust recorded on nearby Third Island, Virginia, on Tuesday.
Virginia, North Carolina slammed by coastal storm, as rain moves north
The coastal storm that slammed Virginia and North Carolina is mostly onshore over Virginia. Widespread heavy rain remains likely into early Wednesday. Most areas will see 2 to 3 inches of rain, with pockets of 3 to 5 inches possible depending on how long the system lingers. Some rain will push in New Jersey and even New York City as the storm begins to move out to sea later on Wednesday.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Another day of heavy rain is expected in Virginia and other parts of the mid-Atlantic Wednesday as the powerful coastal storm that slammed North Carolina and Virginia with tropical-storm-force winds and flooding earlier this week has mostly come onshore.
The storm is not tropical in nature, but still, rain totals have been impressive, with Virginia Beach, Virginia, recording over 8 inches of rain since Monday, along with a 63-mph wind gust recorded on nearby Third Island, Virginia, on Tuesday.
FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne reported that seawater flooded parts of Virginia Beach Tuesday, rendering some local roads temporarily impassible.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, heavy rain is forecast through Wednesday morning for eastern Virginia, with localized pockets of up to 2 inches of rain. Parts of Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and even downstate New York could see at least a half-inch of rain.
Warning boxes are color coded as: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in yellow, Tornado Warnings in red, Tornado Warnings with confirmed tornado in purple, Flash Flood Warnings in green, and Flash Flood Emergencies in pink.
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The strong wind gusts also amplified the impact of the heavy rain.
"It feels a little nor'easter-like to me," Byrne reported from the driving rain and wind in Virginia Beach on Tuesday afternoon.
Seawater and fresh-water flooding was observed in Virigna Beach and Norfolk, Virginia, on Tuesday as strong onshore winds pushed the Atlantic Ocean inland, which also coincided with high tide. The Lynnhaven River at the Lynnhaven Inlet reached major flood stage at just over 6 feet.
Norfolk city government reported flooding in low-lying areas, like the Monticello Avenue underpass.
Parts of northeastern Virginia, as well as parts of Maryland, Delaware and southern New Jersey, are under a Level 1 out of 4 flash flood threat, according to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center.
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Flooding near Virginia Beach, Virginia on Sept. 16, 2025.
(Katie Byrnes / FOX Weather)
In addition to a flood threat from excessive rainfall, some coastal flood concerns remain due to water pushing onshore. Coastal Flood Watches are in place for parts of Delaware and New Jersey beginning mid-afternoon through Wednesday evening.
Large waves and rip current threats remain at beaches along the mid-Atlantic and New York coasts.
Timelapse video of coastal storm in North Carolina
FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Mark Sudduth captured timelapse footage of the storm that roared off the North Carolina coast.
The storm lashed the Outer Banks of North Carolina Monday and Tuesday with coastal flooding and high winds.
Even as the storm moved north, an unoccupied home collapsed in Buxton along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore on Tuesday. It's the 12th house collapse along the seashore in the past five years, according to the National Park Service.
Watch: House collapses into the Atlantic Ocean, 12th in 5 years along North Carolina Outer Banks
An unoccupied home collapsed in Buxton along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Tuesday. It's the 12th house collapse along the seashore in the past 5 years according to the National Park Service.
Video on social media showed parts of Buxton flooded with seafoam reaching beachfront properties.
Coastal storm lashes Buxton, North Carolina with wind, seafoam and flooding
Coastal storm lashes Buxton, North Carolina with wind, seafoam and flooding Monday.
On Monday, tropical-storm-force wind gusts of up to 60 mph were recorded near Jeanettes Pier in eastern North Carolina, causing power outages across the region. Waves higher than 12 feet were recorded on buoys offshore from Nags Head.
Cape Hatteras schools operated on a two-hour delay Tuesday morning.
Ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke resumed by mid-morning Tuesday, and portions of State Highway 12 reopened on the north end of Ocracoke island as the worst of the storm pulled away.
The Eastern Surfing Association Eastern Surfing Championship started in Nags Head on Sunday. Due to the weather, the competition was postponed both Monday and Tuesday until Wednesday morning.
Heavy rains, coastal flooding slam mid-Atlantic
More than 7" of rain have fallen in Virginia Beach with areas of both flash flooding and coastal flooding, and strong winds.
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) officials temporarily closed the Basnight Bridge in the Outer Banks after winds blew part of a modular home off a trailer, blocking the road.
The rain and wind are expected to taper across the region beginning Wednesday evening, with high pressure forecast to build up heading into the weekend.
A portion of a modular home blown off its trailer on the Basnight Bridge in North Carolina on Sept. 16, 2025.
(North Carolina Dept. of Transportation)