Flood in Emporia County, Virginia

Flood August 27, 2011 – August 28, 2011 · Emporia County, Virginia

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rains associated with Hurricane Irene produced widespread low-land flooding across much of the county, including roadways which were washed out or closed. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from five to eight inches.

The wider storm

Hurricane Irene moving northward over the outer banks of North Carolina and just off the Virginia coast produced heavy rains which caused widespread flooding across most of south central and southeast Virginia Saturday morning, August 27th into early Sunday morning, August 28th. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from four to as much as twelve inches.

Began near Emporia (36.6800, -77.5300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 345686. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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