Tropical Storm — Prince George, Virginia

2011-08-27 to 2011-08-28 · Prince George, Virginia

Event narrative

Tropical storm force winds knocked down several trees and power lines, as well as caused some structural damage. In addition, heavy rains contributed to significant crop damage. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from six to nine inches.

Wider weather episode

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 345133. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.