High Wind — Norfolk, Virginia

2016-10-08 to 2016-10-09 · Norfolk, Virginia

Event narrative

The very strong winds downed numerous trees, some onto homes, and caused some power outages. Wind gust of 52 knots (60 mph) was measured at ORF and Ghent (2 NW).

Wider weather episode

Post Tropical Cyclone Matthew tracking northeast just off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, produced very strong northeast or north winds across portions of southeast Virginia from Saturday, October 8th into Sunday, October 9th. The very strong winds downed numerous trees, some onto homes, and caused some power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 663975. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.