Jul 9, 2023
A frontal passage spawned a few organized storm clusters across Halifax County that produced severe thunderstorm wind gusts within a marginal shear and very moist airmass. Surface-based CAPEs across Halifax County ahead of the storms were estimated to be over 2,000 J/Kg during the afternoon, while precipitable water values were estimated to be around 1.8 inches per Storm Prediction Center Meso-Analysis.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1128866). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Halifax County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.