Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Flood
-- Flood Cause Heavy Rain / Tropical System
State VIRGINIA
County/Area NORTHUMBERLAND
WFO AKQ
Begin Date 08/27/2011 14:00:00 EST-5
Begin Range 0
Begin Azimuth N
Begin Location LOTTSBURG
Begin Lat/Lon 37.95/-76.52
End Date 08/28/2011 03:00:00 EST-5
End Range 0
End Azimuth ESE
End Location HEATHSVILLE
End Lat/Lon 37.92/-76.46
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Hurricane Irene moving northward over the outer banks of North Carolina and just off the Virginia and Maryland coasts produced heavy rains which caused widespread flooding across most of central and eastern Virginia Saturday afternoon, August 27th into early Sunday morning, August 28th. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from three to as much as eleven inches.
Event Narrative Heavy rains associated with Hurricane Irene produced widespread low-land flooding across much of the county, including roadways which were washed out or closed. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from six to eleven inches. Lottsburg reported 8.67 inches of rain.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BOWLING GREEN CAROLINE CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SANDSTON HENRICO CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DINWIDDIE DINWIDDIE CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COLONIAL HGTS COLONIAL HEIGHTS (C) CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHESTER CHESTERFIELD CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHARLES CITY CHARLES CITY (C) CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ONANCOCK ACCOMACK CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILLIAMSBURG WILLIAMSBURG (C) CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MONTROSS WESTMORELAND CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WAKEFIELD SUSSEX CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SURRY SURRY CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEW KENT NEW KENT CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RICHMOND RICHMOND (C) CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEWLAND RICHMOND CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEW BOHEMIA PRINCE GEORGE CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PETERSBURG PETERSBURG (C) CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LOTTSBURG NORTHUMBERLAND CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EASTVILLE NORTHAMPTON CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEWPORT NEWS NEWPORT NEWS (C) CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SALUDA MIDDLESEX CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GWYNN MATHEWS CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
KILMARNOCK LANCASTER CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MANGOHICK KING WILLIAM CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
KING & QUEEN CHURCH KING AND QUEEN CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NORGE JAMES CITY CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HOPEWELL HOPEWELL (C) CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MECHANICSVILLE HANOVER CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAMPTON HAMPTON (C) CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GLOUCESTER GLOUCESTER CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TAPPAHANNOCK ESSEX CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
YORKTOWN YORK CO. VA 08/27/2011 14:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K