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Coastal Flood Warnings Cover Hampton Roads, With 2 to 3 Feet of Water Forecast in Low Areas

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 24, 2026

The downtown Norfolk, Virginia, skyline seen across the calm Elizabeth River under a partly cloudy blue sky.

Coastal flood warnings cover Hampton Roads through Saturday, with forecasters warning of 2 to 3 feet of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas.

High Wind Watch for Massachusetts, Rhode Island Coast; Coastal Flood Watch for Massachusetts Only

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 23, 2026 Updated September 24, 2026

A calm, empty stretch of Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts, at low tide, with rocks in the foreground.

National Weather Service watches: high wind for coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island, coastal flood for Massachusetts, in effect Friday and Saturday.

Northeast weather: rain Sunday, then a possible coastal storm near the full moon. What forecasters say

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 19, 2026 Updated September 24, 2026

A 'Rip Currents: Break the Grip of the Rip' safety sign on a wooden post beside a path through dune grass at Tobay Beach on Long Island under an overcast sky.

NWS forecasters say Sunday’s Northeast rain is followed by a low-confidence chance of a coastal storm near the Sept. 26 full moon, not a confirmed storm.