Flash Flood in Portsmouth (c) County, Virginia

Flash Flood October 8, 2016 – October 9, 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

Numerous roads were impassable or closed, and some small creeks or streams were out of their banks due to heavy rain causing flash flooding across much of the city.

The wider storm

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 which caused flash flooding across southeast Virginia from Saturday evening, October 8th into early Sunday morning, October 9th.

Began near Portsmouth (36.8200, -76.3300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 664105. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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