Tropical Storm — Northampton, North Carolina

2011-08-27 to 2011-08-28 · Northampton, North Carolina

Event narrative

Tropical storm force winds knocked down several trees and power lines, with heavy rains also causing significant crop damage. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from five to thirteen inches.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Irene moving northward over the outer banks of North Carolina and just off the Virginia coast produced tropical storm force winds across portions of northeast North Carolina from early Saturday morning, August 27th into Sunday morning, August 28th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 342792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.