Flood in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Flood October 8, 2016 – October 13, 2016 · Isle of Wight County, Virginia

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

$1.5M

Crop damage

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

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

Began near Rushmere (37.0475, -76.6681).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 664235. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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