Flash Flood — Portsmouth (c), Virginia

2020-09-18 · near Portsmouth, Portsmouth (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Streets were flooded in some neighborhoods.

Wider weather episode

Post Tropical Cyclone Sally tracking northeast across the Southeast United States and off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of southeast Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 921726. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.