Flood — Portsmouth (c), Virginia

2016-09-21 to 2016-09-22 · near Portsmouth, Portsmouth (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused flooding across much of the county with numerous roads washed out or closed.

Wider weather episode

The combination of a stalled frontal boundary and the remnant low pressure area that was Tropical Storm Julia, produced heavy rain which caused flooding across much of southeast Virginia from Wednesday morning, September 21st into early Thursday morning, September 22nd.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 661378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.