Oct 7, 2006
A strong low pressure system off the North Carolina coast coupled with an upper level cutoff low to dump intense rainfall across portions of southeast Virginia. Rainfall amounts in excess of 10 inches resulted in numerous road closures and moderate to major river flooding from late Friday October 6th through Saturday October 7th. Up to 28,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers lost power during the event. Moderate to severe coastal flooding also resulted in western portions of the southern Chesap
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 720). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sussex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.