Heavy Rain in Portsmouth (c) County, Virginia

Heavy Rain September 19, 2016 – September 22, 2016 · Portsmouth (c) County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rainfall totals generally ranged from 6 to 11 inches across the county. Churchland (2 NNE) reported 10.11 inches of rain. Cradock reported 10.06 inches of rain. Downtown Portsmouth (2 WNW) reported 8.64 inches of rain.

The wider storm

The combination of a stalled frontal boundary and the remnant low pressure area that was Tropical Storm Julia, produced heavy rain across much of eastern and central Virginia from Monday, September 19th into Thursday, September 22nd. The highest rainfall totals were over the Hampton Roads area.

Began near Cradock (36.7800, -76.3300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 661172. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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