Heavy Rain — Portsmouth (c), Virginia

2016-09-19 to 2016-09-22 · near Cradock, Portsmouth (c), Virginia

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 661172. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.