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Hurricane (Typhoon) — New Kent, VA

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 interior southeast Virginia. Isabel made landfall near Ocracoke Inlet in North Carolina, tracked northwest into central Virginia just west of Richmond, then continued northward into western Pennsylvania. Approximately several thousand persons were evacuated and housed in numerous shelters across interior southea

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5372183). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for New Kent, VA

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