Flood — Norfolk (c), Virginia

2016-10-08 to 2016-10-13 · near Norfolk, Norfolk (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused an extended period of significant flooding across much of the city. Numerous roads were impassable or closed for several days, and many homes and businesses were impacted.

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 which caused flooding across much of southeast Virginia from late Saturday afternoon, October 8th into Thursday afternoon, October 13th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 664232. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.