Flood in Hopewell (c) County, Virginia

Flood August 27, 2011 – August 28, 2011 · Hopewell (c) 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 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.

Began near Hopewell (37.3000, -77.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 345724. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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