Heavy Rain — Portsmouth (c), Virginia

2020-11-11 to 2020-11-12 · near Portsmouth, Portsmouth (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Rainfall totals generally ranged between four inches and seven inches across the county. Rainfall total of 6.93 inches was reported at (4.1 SSE) Portsmouth. Rainfall total of 6.85 inches was reported at (1 NW) Cradock.

Wider weather episode

Deep tropical moisture streaming northward into the Mid Atlantic region combined with the approach of a cold front and low pressure, produced heavy rain across much of central and eastern Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 930681. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.