Sep 18, 2003
Hurricane Isabel was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with frequent gusts to hurricane force occurred over Eastern Virginia, along and near the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Waters. Isabel made landfall near Ocracoke Inlet in North Carolina, tracked northwest into central Virginia just west of Richmond, then continued northward into western Pennsylvania. The highest sustained wind speed recorded was 72 mph at C
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5372163). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chesapeake County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.