Sep 15, 1999
Hurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with gusts to near hurricane force occurred over the northwest quadrant of the storm over interior portions of northeast North Carolina and along the coastal waters of the Wakefield marine area. The center of the storm crossed the county warning area along an Elizabeth City to Currituck county to Sandbridge Virginia Beach axis. The highest sustained wind speed rec
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5719992). 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.