Wetlands Watch: High water levels in region could become normal

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — The weekend coastal storm combined with a King Tide event brought plenty of rain and high water into Hampton Roads.

Norfolk-based Wetlands Watch said those high-water levels could become the norm.

While many of us were dodging flooded streets last wekeend, volunteers with Wetlands Watch were knee-deep in a nor'easter/King Tide combo.

"We work statewide on climate change adaptation," said Mary-Carson Stiff, executive director of Wetlands Watch. "And really, that means keeping people and keeping communities safe from the impacts of climate change."

The Norfolk-based nonprofit had more than 160 volunteers up and down Virginia's coasts, trudging through flooded streets while collecting more than 27,000 data points through GPS tracking.

That data goes to the Vir