Tropical Storm — Norfolk, Virginia

2019-09-05 to 2019-09-06 · Norfolk, Virginia

Event narrative

Tropical storm winds downed and uprooted several trees and power lines, produced some structural damage, and caused power outages across the county. Wind gust of 56 knots (64 mph) was measured at ORF. Wind gust of 43 knots (49 mph) was measured at Norfolk NAS. Large tree was downed on a house near Norview. Also, power poles were broken is some areas.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Dorian tracking northeast along the North Carolina coast and just off the Virginia coast produced tropical storm winds and associated wind damage across portions of southeast Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 857530. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.