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Flash Flood — Poquoson, VA

Sep 15, 1999

Very heavy rain from Hurricane Floyd produced widespread flooding and flash flooding across much of central and eastern Virginia, and northeast North Carolina. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from near 7 inches from eastern Caroline county to Richmond City to Brunswick, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg counties, to 12 to 18 inches in much of the Virginia Tidewater. Numerous roads were washed out due to flooding. Many areas normally prone only to flooding of poor drainage and low lying areas experien

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5720250). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Poquoson, VA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Poquoson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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