Heavy Rain — Portsmouth (c), Virginia

2017-08-29 · near Portsmouth, Portsmouth (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Rainfall total of 3.62 inches was measured at Downtown Portsmouth (2 WNW).

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moving northeast off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced heavy rain which caused minor flooding across portions of central and eastern Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 720737. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.