Flood — Colonial Heights (c), Virginia

2011-08-27 to 2011-08-28 · near Colonial Hgts, Colonial Heights (c), Virginia

Event narrative

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 four to six inches.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 345713. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.