Tropical Storm in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Tropical Storm August 27, 2011 – August 28, 2011 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tropical storm force winds knocked down several trees and power lines, as well as caused some significant property damage. The highest sustained wind of 48 knots (55 mph) with a peak gust of 57 knots (66 mph) was recorded at Cape Henry. The highest sustained wind of 51 knots (59 mph) with a peak gust of 60 knots (69 mph) was recorded at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from six to twelve inches.

The wider storm

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 southeast Virginia from early Saturday morning, August 27th into Sunday morning, August 28th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 344725. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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