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James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW) Tide Height (ft)Observed: 2 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.98 ft at 10:06AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:12AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.91 ft at 10:18AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:24AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.88 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.81 ft at 10:36AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:42AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:48AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:54AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:06AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:12AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:18AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:24AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:36AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.89 ft at 11:42AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:48AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:54AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.04 ft at 12:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.07 ft at 12:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.1 ft at 12:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.11 ft at 12:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.19 ft at 12:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.32 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.37 ft at 1:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 1:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 1:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 1:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.64 ft at 1:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.63 ft at 1:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.66 ft at 1:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.76 ft at 2:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.81 ft at 2:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 2:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 2:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3 ft at 3:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.03 ft at 3:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.18 ft at 4:36PM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 3.2 ft at 4:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:48PM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 3.2 ft at 4:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 3.2 ft at 5:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.02 ft at 5:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.02 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 3.01 ft at 6:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.97 ft at 6:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.81 ft at 6:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.77 ft at 6:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.75 ft at 6:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 7:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 7:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 7:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.38 ft at 7:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.33 ft at 7:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 7:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.23 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.2 ft at 8:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.16 ft at 8:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.07 ft at 8:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.08 ft at 8:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 2 ft at 8:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.94 ft at 8:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.9 ft at 8:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.9 ft at 8:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.77 ft at 9:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.71 ft at 9:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.68 ft at 9:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.65 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.61 ft at 9:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.58 ft at 9:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 9:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.54 ft at 9:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.4 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.63 ft at 10:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.81 ft at 10:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:06PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.87 ft at 11:12PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.9 ft at 11:18PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.89 ft at 11:24PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.85 ft at 11:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:36PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:42PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:48PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:54PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:06AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:12AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:18AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 1.92 ft at 12:24AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.2 ft 2:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.5 ft 3:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.8 ft 4:00AM Mar 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 3 ft 5:00AM Mar 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 3 ft 6:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.1 ft 9:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1.7 ft 10:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1.2 ft 11:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1 ft 12:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1 ft 1:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1.3 ft 2:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1.7 ft 3:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2 ft 4:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.3 ft 5:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 6:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 2.1 ft 8:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1.6 ft 9:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1.1 ft 10:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 0.7 ft 11:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 0.5 ft 12:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 0.3 ft 1:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 0.5 ft 2:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 0.9 ft 3:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1.3 ft 4:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1.8 ft 5:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 2.1 ft 6:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 2.2 ft 7:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 2.1 ft 8:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 2 ft 9:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1.5 ft 10:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1 ft 11:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 0.6 ft 12:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 0.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 0.4 ft 2:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 0.9 ft 3:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1.3 ft 4:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1.8 ft 5:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 6:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 2.6 ft 7:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 2.5 ft 8:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 2.2 ft 9:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1.8 ft 10:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1.3 ft 11:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 0.9 ft 12:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 0.6 ft 1:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 0.9 ft 2:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1 ft 3:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1.6 ft 4:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.2 ft 5:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.8 ft 6:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 21, 2024Highest Forecast: 3 ft 8:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.8 ft 9:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 10:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 11:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1.1 ft 12:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 0.7 ft 1:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 0.6 ft 2:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 0.7 ft 3:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1 ft 4:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1.6 ft 5:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.1 ft 6:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.5 ft 7:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.5 ft 9:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 2.1 ft 10:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1.6 ft 11:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1.1 ft 12:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 0.7 ft 1:00AM Mar 22, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFTMV2(plotting HMIRZ) Graph Created (1:00AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 7:26PM Mar 18)Latest observed value: 1.96 ft at 12:30 AM EDT 19-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 4.5 ft
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NOTE: Tide Forecasts are a total water level forecast referenced to mean lower low water.  Please refer to Coastal Flood Advisories and Warnings for official water level forecasts during periods of coastal flooding.  During tropical cyclones, please refer here for additional storm surge information.

NOTE: Please click here for Coastal Flooding Thresholds definitions.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW) are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical Datum references a tidal datum (MLLW). For more information click on USGS link below.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 6.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 5.5
Flood Stage: 4.5
Action Stage: 4
Low Stage (in feet): -1

Historic Crests
(1) 6.42 ft on 10/04/2015
(2) 6.11 ft on 01/03/2022
(3) 6.03 ft on 09/03/2016
(4) 5.80 ft on 09/06/2019
(5) 5.72 ft on 09/23/2023 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 4.88 ft on 02/07/2024 (P)
(2) 4.50 ft on 12/18/2023 (P)
(3) 4.59 ft on 11/25/2023 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov.

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6 Severe flooding will cause extensive inundation and flooding of numerous roads and buildings resulting in a significant threat to property and life. Water will be 2 to 3 feet or more above ground level in some areas. Severe flooding will extend inland from the waterfront and shoreline flooding homes, businesses and isolating some neighborhoods. Numerous roads will be impassable under several feet of water and cars submerged. Some areas will need to be evacuated.
5.5 Widespread flooding of vulnerable areas will result in an elevated threat of property damage to homes and businesses near the waterfront and shoreline. Water will be 1 to 2 feet above ground level in some areas resulting in a sufficient depth to close numerous roads and threaten homes and businesses. Flooding will extend inland from the waterfront along tidal rivers and bays resulting in some road closures and flooding of vehicles.
5 Portions of McNair Drive and Old Point Comfort Marina, in the vicinity of the gage begin to flood.
4.5 Shallow flooding is expected in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline resulting in a low threat of property damage. Expect up to one foot of water above ground level in low lying, vulnerable areas. Some roads and low lying property including parking lots, parks and lawns near the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
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Latitude: 37.001944° N, Longitude: 76.315000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 4.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 -1.70 2.8 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 -0.74 3.76 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL -1.39 3.11 Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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