Heavy Rain — Chesapeake (c), Virginia

2023-09-22 to 2023-09-23 · near Chesapeake, Chesapeake (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Rainfall total of 4.90 inches was reported at Chesapeake. Rainfall total of 4.06 inches was reported at Fentress Naval. Rainfall total of 3.47 inches was reported at Deep Creek.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Ophelia tracked northward across east central North Carolina and up through central Virginia from early Saturday morning, September 23rd into early Sunday morning, September 24th. The storm produced bands of heavy rain across much of central and eastern Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142452. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.