Heavy Rain Event October 6-8 2005
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RADAR RAINFALL
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SATELLITE LOOP
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RADAR
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RUC MODEL SOUNDING NEAR EDENTON, NC
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...GENERAL OVERVIEW...
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMANTS OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY SURGED
NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATE IN THE FIRST
WEEK OF OCTOBER 2005. THIS MOISTURE WAS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR A
LARGE SCALE HEAVY RAIN EVENT FOR PARTS OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST STATES. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE NWS WAKEFIELD
COUNTY WARNING AREA TOPPED OFF IN THE 8 TO 10 INCH RANGE WHICH RESULT
IN WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING OVER NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA.
...RAINFALL...
THE FOLLOWING IS A TABLE CONTAINS OFFICIAL AND NON-OFFICIAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS FROM THE NWS WAKEFIELD COUNTY WARNING AREA.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
852 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2005
THE FOLLOWING ARE RAINFALL TOTALS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 3 DAYS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS
EXTENDED TO COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR
THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT
WEATHER.GOV/WAKEFIELD
********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT
MARYLAND
...DORCHESTER COUNTY...
VIENNA 4.50 826 PM 10/9
CAMBRIDGE 2.65 827 PM 10/9
...WICOMICO COUNTY...
SALISBURY 5.80 821 PM 10/9 SBY
NANTICOKE 3.01 828 PM 10/9
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
POCOMOKE CITY 3.78 831 PM 10/9
NORTH CAROLINA
...BERTIE COUNTY...
WINDSOR 5.22 816 PM 10/9
...PASQUOTANK COUNTY...
ELIZABETH CITY 3.39 822 PM 10/9 ECG
VIRGINIA
...ACCOMACK COUNTY...
ONLEY 4.40 831 PM 10/9
WALLOPS ISLAND 3.05 823 PM 10/9 WAL
CHINCOTEAGUE 2.16 827 PM 10/9
...AMELIA COUNTY...
AMELIA COURT HOUSE 1.30 833 PM 10/9
...CAROLINE COUNTY...
BOWLING GREEN 4.22 819 PM 10/9
...CITY OF CHESAPEAKE
CHESAPEAKE 9.38 812 PM 10/9 BOWERS HILL
CHESAPEAKE 3.83 825 PM 10/9 GREENBRIAR
...CITY OF HAMPTON
HAMPTON 7.40 1025 PM 10/8 RIVERDALE
HAMPTON 6.56 824 PM 10/9 HOLIDAY PARK
...CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS
NEWPORT NEWS 5.38 815 PM 10/9 FORT EUSTIS
NEWPORT NEWS 4.44 819 PM 10/9 PHF
...CITY OF NORFOLK
NORFOLK 9.46 810 PM 10/9 GHENT
NORFOLK 7.79 813 PM 10/9 OCEAN VIEW
NORFOLK 3.36 820 PM 10/9 ORF
...CITY OF PORTSMOUTH
PORTSMOUTH 6.82 815 PM 10/9 WEST CRADDOCK
...CITY OF RICHMOND
RICHMOND 2.39 822 PM 10/9 RIC
...CITY OF SUFFOLK
SUFFOLK 8.57 813 PM 10/9 HARBORVIEW
SUFFOLK 5.77 839 PM 10/9 DRIVER
...CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
VIRGINIA BEACH 4.40 818 PM 10/9 STRAWBRIDGE
VIRGINIA BEACH 4.06 818 PM 10/9 THOROUGHGOOD
VIRGINIA BEACH 3.57 842 PM 10/9 NTU
...CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG
WILLIAMSBURG 2.34 834 PM 10/9
...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
CUMBERLAND 3.37 835 PM 10/9
...ESSEX COUNTY...
TAPPAHANNOCK 2.17 837 PM 10/9
...FLUVANNA COUNTY...
FORK UNION 3.34 835 PM 10/9
...GLOUCESTER COUNTY...
GLOUCESTER 3.06 838 PM 10/9
...HANOVER COUNTY...
HANOVER 2.42 833 PM 10/9 OFP
...KING WILLIAM COUNTY...
KING WILLIAM 3.23 836 PM 10/9
...LANCASTER COUNTY...
KILMARNOCK 2.11 836 PM 10/9
...LUNENBURG COUNTY...
VICTORIA 3.25 838 PM 10/9
...MATHEWS COUNTY...
PORT HAYWOOD 5.40 1028 PM 10/8
...NEW KENT COUNTY...
NEW KENT 1.70 837 PM 10/9
...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...
EASTVILLE 3.45 838 PM 10/9
...RICHMOND COUNTY...
WARSAW 3.41 834 PM 10/9
...SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY...
SEDLEY 2.11 841 PM 10/9
...SUSSEX COUNTY...
WAKEFIELD 3.03 832 PM 10/9 NWS
...WESTMORELAND COUNTY...
COLONIAL BEACH 2.11 834 PM 10/9
...YORK COUNTY...
TABB 6.25 1022 PM 10/8
YORKTOWN 5.81 823 PM 10/9
...FLOODING AND STORM EFFECTS...
FLASH FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. MANY ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER. ALSO...RESIDENTS OF SOME APARTMENTS BUILDINGS IN NEWPORT
NEWS AND PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA HAD TO BE EVACUTED DUE TO FLOODING.
DAMAGE TO THE COTTON CROP IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA WAS SAID
TO BE EXTENSIVE.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1155 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1126 AM FLASH FLOOD WINDSOR 36.00N 76.94W
10/08/2005 BERTIE NC EMERGENCY MNGR
SUTTON DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
1130 AM FLOOD DOWNTOWN NORFOLK 36.85N 76.28W
10/08/2005 CITY OF NORFOLK VA EMERGENCY MNGR
EM RPORTED STREET FLOODING AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
HAMPTON BLVD AND TERMINAL BLVD, GRAMBY ST AND TIDEWATER
DR, 900 BLOCK OF E OCEANVIEW AVE, VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD AND
BRAMBLETON, PRINCESS ANNE AND MONTICELLO AVE. OTHER
STREETS IN THE CITY ALSO HAVE HIGH WATER PROBLEMS.
1230 PM FLASH FLOOD DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK 36.72N 76.59W
10/08/2005 CITY OF SUFFOLK VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
AREAS OF FLOODING REPORTED ALONG SECTIONS OF RTE 58, ON
COLLEGE DRIVE IN THE COLLEGE SQUARE SECTION, AND ON KILBY
SHORES DRIVE.
0100 PM FLASH FLOOD DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH 36.84N 76.30W
10/08/2005 CITY OF PORTSMOUTH VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF FLOODING AND STREET CLOSURES FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...56TH BLOCK CRANNY BROOK RD, BUNCH BLVD AT DWIGHT
AVE, POWHATAN AND VAHALLIA, SCOTT DR AT WESTHAVEN, 264
WEST BOUND OFF RAMP, GATEWAY DR.
0125 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 N SUNBURY 36.46N 76.61W
10/08/2005 GATES NC EMERGENCY MNGR
KELLOG FORK ROAD CLOSED NEAR RTE 32.
0130 PM FLASH FLOOD HAMPTON 37.05N 76.29W
10/08/2005 CITY OF HAMPTON VA TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER INCLUDING GRIMES ROAD AND LEE
STREET.
0130 PM FLASH FLOOD NEWPORT NEWS 37.08N 76.51W
10/08/2005 CITY OF NEWPORT NE VA EMERGENCY MNGR
BUXTON AVENUE CLOSED AT 25TH STREET.
0130 PM FLASH FLOOD CHESAPEAKE 36.66N 76.32W
10/08/2005 CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA NWS EMPLOYEE
BRUCE ROAD CLOSED NEAR TYRE NECK ROAD IN WESTERN BRANCH
PART OF CHESAPEAKE.
0300 PM FLASH FLOOD POQUOSON 37.13N 76.38W
10/08/2005 CITY OF POQUOSON VA EMERGENCY MNGR
NORTH LAWSON ROAD FLOODED.
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