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HAMPTON ROADS FLOODING INFORMATION
Trends in Sea Level Rise
Trends in sea level rise can be found at http://www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/index.shtml.
The tide gauge at Sewells Point on the Navy Base has the longest record; see http://www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station.shtml?stnid=8638610. Predictions for future sea level rise are based on the data shown at these sites. NOTE — The trends given at the web page are low because a linear sea level rise is assumed since the beginning of the record.
Prediction of Tidal Flooding events several days in advance
Predictions can be found at www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/etsurge/index.php?page=stn®ion=me&datum=msl&list=&map=0-48&type=map&stn=vahamp. The page defaults to Mean Sea Level (MSL).
VIMS has a website also producing similar predictions: www.vims.edu/bayinfo/tidewatch/index.php.
Flooding Information from Local Municipalities
- Chesapeake: http://www.cityofchesapeake.net/Government/City-Departments/Departments/fire/emergman/em-all_hazards_preparedness/em-prepare-floods.htm.
- Norfolk: www.norfolk.gov/index.aspx?NID=1055.
- Hampton: http://www.hampton.gov/index.aspx?NID=1747
- Newport News: http://www.nngov.com/emergency-management/resources/flood%20plain%20maps
- Poquoson: http://www.ci.poquoson.va.us/general/disaster_information/flood_information
- Portsmouth: http://www.portsmouthva.gov/dna/flood-program.aspx
- Suffolk: http://www.suffolkva.us/em/flood-info/
- Virginia Beach: http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/communications-info-tech/maps/Pages/FEMA-FIRM-Maps.aspx
National Flood insurance Program: https://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/.