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Coastal Flood — Suffolk, VA

Oct 8, 2016

Post Tropical Cyclone Matthew tracking northeast just off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, produced very strong northeast or north winds over southeast Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore. These winds helped to cause moderate coastal flooding over portions of the area from Saturday evening, October 8th into Sunday morning, October 9th.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 664042). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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