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Event Details
| Event | Tropical Storm |
| State | VIRGINIA |
| County/Area | Northumberland |
| WFO | AKQ |
| Begin Date | 08/27/2011 04:00:00 EST-5 |
| End Date | 08/28/2011 09:00:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 125.00K |
| Crop Damage | 1.00M |
| Episode Narrative | Hurricane Irene moving northward over the outer banks of North Carolina and just off the Virginia coast produced tropical storm force winds across portions of eastern Virginia from early Saturday morning, August 27th into Sunday morning, August 28th. |
| Event Narrative | Tropical storm force winds knocked down several trees and power lines, as well as caused some significant property damage. In addition, heavy rains contributed to significant crop damage. The highest sustained wind of 33 knots (38 mph) with a peak gust of 50 knots (58 mph) was recorded at Lewisetta. Coastal storm tides of 2 to 3 feet above astronomical tide levels were common. The tide level at Lewisetta reached 3.39 feet MLLW. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from six to eleven inches. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 2.692M | 7.724M | |||||||
| WESTMORELAND (ZONE) | WESTMORELAND (ZONE) | VA | 08/27/2011 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 500.00K | |
| NORTHUMBERLAND (ZONE) | NORTHUMBERLAND (ZONE) | VA | 08/27/2011 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 125.00K | 1.000M | |
| LANCASTER (ZONE) | LANCASTER (ZONE) | VA | 08/27/2011 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 42.00K | 503.00K | |
| ACCOMACK (ZONE) | ACCOMACK (ZONE) | VA | 08/27/2011 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 1.200M | 2.400M | |
| MIDDLESEX (ZONE) | MIDDLESEX (ZONE) | VA | 08/27/2011 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 1.100M | |
| MATHEWS (ZONE) | MATHEWS (ZONE) | VA | 08/27/2011 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 321.00K | |
| GLOUCESTER (ZONE) | GLOUCESTER (ZONE) | VA | 08/27/2011 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 1 | 500.00K | 1.400M | |
| NORTHAMPTON (ZONE) | NORTHAMPTON (ZONE) | VA | 08/27/2011 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 125.00K | 500.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 2.692M | 7.724M |
