Public Information Statement
Statement as of 9:45 am EST on November 21, 2009
... Intense coastal storm brings heavy rain... wind and coastal
flooding to the southern mid-Atlantic region...
An intense coastal storm crossed the region November 11-14 2009.
Very heavy rainfall... gusty winds... and minor to moderate coastal
flooding impacts were noted across much of our area during this
event.
Rainfall amounts varied considerably from west to east across
central and eastern Virginia... northeast North Carolina... and the
lower Eastern Shore. Heaviest rainfall occurred over the eastern
half of the area... and ranged from 6 to 11+ inches... with the
heaviest rainfall totals coming on the 11th and 12th.
The following are unofficial peak wind gusts... rainfall totals and
peak tidal heights from ASOS sites... AWOS sites... mesonets and buoys
across southeast Virginia... the Delmarva Peninsula and northeastern
North Carolina. Appreciation is extended to media... cooperative
observers... cocorahs observers and Skywarn spotters for their
reports throughout this event. This summary is also available on our
home Page at weather.Gov/akq
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Location peak wind gust peak wind gust
(mph) (time(est)/date)
Kntu (oceana va) 75 (614 PM 11/12)
korf (norfolk va) 74 (611 PM 11/12)
chyv2 (cape Henry va) 72 (543 PM 11/12)
cbbv2 (cbbt va) 71 (800 PM 11/12)
kphf (patrick Henry va) 67 (633 PM 11/12)
ykrv2 (york river light va) 66 (506 PM 11/12)
kngu (norfolk NAS va) 66 (628 PM 11/12)
klfi (langley AFB va) 64 (611 PM 11/12)
44009 (buoy 15nm E Fenwick is de) 62 (400 PM 11/12)
rplv2 (rappahannock light va) 61 (230 PM 11/12)
kwal (wallops island va) 59 (758 PM 11/12)
yktv1 (york cg training facility) 58 (212 PM 11/12)
wahv2 (wachapreague va) 57 (600 PM 11/12)
west Cradock (se portsmouth) 57 (1023 PM 11/12)
koxb (ocean city md) 56 (1215 PM 11/12)
kecg (elizabeth city nc) 54 (204 PM 11/12)
dukn7 (duck pier nc) 53 (1012 am 11/12)
astm2 (assateague island) 52 (1140 PM 11/12)
kmfv (melfa va) 49 (742 PM 11/12)
ocim2 (ocean city inlet MD 44 (848 am 11/12)
Here are some unofficial reports in inches from storm
spotters... cooperative observers and cocorahs observers... along with
a few official reports from area airports. Precipitation amounts are
storm totals... for the period 11/11 through 11/15... unless otherwise
specified.
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Location rainfall (in)
In Virginia...
... City of Chesapeake...
Chesapeake Municipal Airport (kcpk) 5.08
... City of Hampton...
Hampton (cocorahs) 12.23
Langley Air Force Base (klfi) 10.73
Hampton 1.9 NW (cocorahs) 9.00 (11/12-13)
... City of Newport News...
Newport News 8.1 W (cocorahs) 12.23
Newport News/Williamsburg Intl Arpt (kphf) 10.07
Newport News 3.3 E (cocorahs) 10.06
Newport News 2.9 NNW (cocorahs) 8.58
... City of Norfolk...
Norfolk Intl Airport (korf) 7.77
Fentress (cooperative observer) 10.14
... City of Petersburg...
Petersburg/Dinwiddie cnty Arpt (kptb) 5.00
... City of Portsmouth...
spotter 8.71 (11/11-13)
... City of Poquoson...
Poquoson 5.8 W (cocorahs) 6.88
... City of Suffolk...
Suffolk 13.3 NE (cocorahs) 11.19
Suffolk Municipal Airport (ksfq) 6.23
... City of Virginia Beach...
Virginia Beach 1.2 SW (cocorahs) 12.81
Virginia Beach 11.2 NNW (cocorahs) 11.27
Oceana Naval Air Station (kntu) 10.78
Virginia Beach 5.9 SSW (cocorahs) 10.72
laskin Road (spotter) 9.17 (11/11-13)
Virginia Beach 5.8 NNW (cocorahs) 8.72
... Accomack County...
Onancock 3.9 SW (cocorahs) 5.88
Onley 0.6 se (cocorahs) 6.25
Wallops Island (kwal) 4.48 (thru 1pm 11/13)
... Caroline County...
Ruther Glen 5.30 (through 1pm)
... Chesterfield County...
Salisbury section of Midlothian 5.93
Chester 1.3 S (cocorahs) 5.67
Chester (walthall... NWS employee) 5.60
Winterpock 5.13
... Emporia...
water treatment plant (nw part of city) 5.28 (through 9 am)
waste water treatment plant (se section) 7.04 (through 9 am)
... Hanover County...
Hanover County Municipal Arpt (kofp) 6.08
... Henrico County...
Richmond 6 NW (cocorahs) 5.86
Glen Allen 4.6 W (cocorahs) 5.67
Laurel 2.5 SW (cocorahs) 5.58
Richmond Intl Airport (kric) 5.49 (through 1 pm)
... Isle of Wight...
Smithfield 2.6 E (cocorahs) 6.93
Carrsville 0.6 SW (cocorahs) 6.11
... James City County...
Williamsburg 4.9 NNW (cocorahs) 7.06
Norge 5.74 (11/12-13)
Williamsburg 5.46 (11/12/13)
... King William...
West Point (cocorahs) 5.43
... Lancaster County...
Urbanna 6.2 NNE (cocorahs) 5.84
... Louisa County...
Bumpass 8.3 SW (cocorahs) 3.86 (11/11-13)
Gordonsville 10.4 S (cocorahs) 3.27
... Middlesex County...
White Stone 8.0 SSW (cocorahs) 7.73
... Northumberland County...
Lottsburg (cocorahs) 3.17
... Powhatan County...
Powhatan 5.43
... Prince Edward County...
Farmville (kfvx) 4.53
... Prince George...
7 NE Disputanta (NWS employee) 6.26 (through 1 pm)
... Sussex County...
Wakefield Municipal Airport (kakq) 6.03
NWS Wakefield 6.75 (through 7 am)
... Westmoreland County...
Montross 5.2 ESE (cocorahs) 3.84
Colonial Beach 1.2 SSE (cocorahs) 3.73
... York County...
Yorktown 2.8 se (cocorahs) 8.26
Newport News 7.5 NNE (cocorahs) 8.71
Yorktown (spotter) 7.41 (11/12-13)
Newport News 5.8 NE (cocorahs) 5.10
... North Carolina...
... Pasquotank County...
Elizabeth City Coast Guard (kecg) 6.57
... Maryland...
... Worcester County...
Ocean City (koxb) 4.54
Bishopville 3.1 E (cocorahs) 4.78 (through 6 am)
... Wicomico County...
Salisbury (ksby) 3.95 (through 1 pm)
Salisbury 2.5 WSW (cocorahs) 3.72 (through 6 am)
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the following are peak tidal heights at numerous tidal locations
along the mid-Atlantic coast and Chesapeake Bay.
Location date time departure from height above
(est) astronomical tide MLLW (ft)
(ft)
... North Carolina...
Duck 11/13 424 am 3.22 7.20
... Virginia...
Sewells Point 11/13 618 PM 5.34 7.74
Money Point 11/12 712 PM 6.17 8.59
Cbbt 11/12 542 PM 5.16 7.61
Yorktown 11/12 618 PM 4.56 6.86
Windmill Point 11/13 730 am 3.05 4.62
Kiptopeke 11/13 530 am 3.90 7.04
Lewisetta 11/13 1018 am 2.60 4.13
... Maryland...
Ocean City 11/13 624 am 3.17 5.44
Cambridge 11/13 1254 PM 1.67 3.69
There are no active warnings for this location at this time.
