HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – A coastal storm, categorized as a nor’easter due to winds hitting the East Coast from the northeast, is largely impacting the Hampton Roads and coastal North Carolina.

As of 11 a.m. Sunday, Dominion Energy said there were more than 2,000 households without power. The peak of the tidal flooding is predicted to be anytime between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Representatives with Dominion Energy said most of those outages on Sunday morning were caused by wind. Those fast winds also created driving advisories for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel on Sunday.

You can get the latest restriction for the CBBT by clicking here.

Dominion Energy has been preparing ahead of the storm and high tide projections.

They have assets already staged and have called in extra hands to help.

“We have staged our equipment in some key locations,” said Aisha Khan, a Media Relations Manager with Dominion. “That way the supplies are stationed near the areas that are expected to be hardest hit and are quickly accessible,” she told 10 On Your Side. “We were already planning to do this, but we are bringing in extra crews from some of our local offices and have contractors on standby.”

If your power goes out, Khan said it’s always best to report your outage just in case.

“Use your Dominion Energy app or 1-866-DOM-HELP to not only report a downed power line, but also an outage,” explained Khan. “Just because there’s an outage doesn’t 100% mean that we know about it.”

Meteorologist Kristy Steward and Jeremy Wheeler wrote detailed WAVY Weather Blogs with the latest information that you can read below.

“This storm will be comparable to the one we saw about a month ago on September 16, 2025. The flooding we saw then will be a little worse today,” Steward explained in her blog. “If you don’t need to drive around our coastal communities today, stay home and try to limit that travel around high tide.”

According to the WAVY Weather Team, the worst of the tidal flooding will be at high tide Sunday around 2 p.m.

Here are some areas expected to be largely affected by this Nor’easter as well as resources available to those communities:

Norfolk

The York Street Garage is offering free parking through Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. to assist residents in protecting their vehicles from flooding.

Old Dominion University’s Transportation and Parking Services is also offering free parking in select garages for residents who want to get their vehicles to higher grounds.

• 43rd Street & Elkhorn Avenue Garage
• 43rd Street & Bluestone Avenue Garage
• 49th Street & Bluestone Avenue Stadium Garage

The free parking has been extended until 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13.

WAVY 10 spoke with the executive director of Wetlands Watch, Mary Carson-Stiff, who explained the conditions in Norfolk due to the tidal flooding.

Suffolk

The Suffolk Peanut Festival is closed Sunday, Oct. 12, due to severe weather and rain. The festival initially shut down by 8 p.m., Oct. 11.

Chesapeake

A wind advisory is currently in place on the CBBT, as the tunnel is acting on Level 1 wind restrictions. Speed is limited to 45mph and there is no passing.

As of 2 p.m., road closures have been put in place both northbound and southbound on Battlefield Blvd N at Tilden Ave due to high water.

Motorists are encouraged to exercise extreme caution and there is no ETA for reopening.

Jamestown

The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry is expected to be out of service Sunday from 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. due to forecasted high tide levels. Additional interruptions may occur Oct. 13, from 3 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., due to high tides.

VDOT says the estimate of times are based on current tide predictions and are subject to change.

Outer Banks

NC 12 is closed on Ocracoke due to ocean over wash. Spokespeople says travel is dangerous, as the Nor’easter is bringing heavy winds, rain and over wash.

As of 12:05 p.m., NC 12 from Marc Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe is closed due to a dune breach causing over wash to cover the highway. Spokespeople for NC 12 says to avoid traveling in that area.

For travel updates visit the link here.

As of 12:45 p.m., the Ocracoke-Swan Quarter Ferry will make a run at 1:30 p.m. to allow visitors to leave the island, due to a break in the wind.

A ferry will then return to Ocracoke at 4:30 p.m. Reservations for the ferry are currently full.

Residential and commercial trash collection for Hatteras Island has been cancelled on Monday, October 13 due to inclement weather. This includes the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras. Residential and commercial trash collection will resume once conditions improve. For more info and updates, visit the link here.

NC 12 on Hatteras is supposed to open around 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13.