Flood in Southampton County, Virginia

Flood September 9, 2011 · Southampton County, Virginia

Death

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The driver of a vehicle drowned after the vehicle struck standing water, hydroplaned, went off Route 35 and into a swamp just southeast of Sebrell. The vehicle became submerged into the water. There was ten to twelve inches of water on the road at the time of the accident. The passenger was able to escape from the vehicle.

The wider storm

The driver of a vehicle drowned after the vehicle hydroplaned, overturned, went off the road and came to rest in a swamp in Southampton county in southeast Virginia.

Began near Sebrell (36.7800, -77.0939).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 350548. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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