Heavy Rain — Portsmouth (c), Virginia

2016-10-08 to 2016-10-09 · near Portsmouth, Portsmouth (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Rainfall totals generally ranged from 7 to 11 inches across the county. Downtown Portsmouth (2 WNW) reported 9.95 inches of rain. Cradock reported 9.61 inches of rain.

Wider weather episode

The combination of a cold front moving through the Mid Atlantic and Post Tropical Cyclone Matthew tracking northeast just off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, produced heavy rain across southeast Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore from Saturday, October 8th into Sunday, October 9th. Rainfall totals generally ranged from 4 to 13 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 663743. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.