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From: smwincva_wxman{at}webtv.net
Date: Tue Sep 17 2002 - 17:55:18 EDT
NORFOLK FLASH FLOODS
Although Virginia, in general, escaped flooding rains from Leftover
Hanna, Norfolk & VA beach was not as lucky. Several inches fell between
3 & 7pm Monday in large sections of the region.
The NWS failed to issue _any_ warning for the event, choosing instead to
issue SPS's instead.
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/15155
I checked the AWS stations for rain totals (the last 2 are actually data
provided by the Wakefield VA NWS website). (Peak rain rates in
parentheses)
Norfolk Academy 4.48" (4.08")
Norfolk State University 2.99" (3.52")
Greenbrier Intermediate School [Norfolk] 2.55" (2.92")
Cox HS [Va Beach} 3.50" (3.16")
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Oceana NAS [VA Beach] 1.42"
Norfolk Int Airport [3.44" in 6hrs btw 2 & 8pm]
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Image 1: Doppler radar indicated that rain rates averaging 2.5" per hour
fell between 3:30 & 4pm Monday in VA's Tidewater section.
The area getting the heaviest rain at the time of this shot was near
Sulfolk; and Norfolk was getting rain rates around 1.75"/per hour.
Image used w/ permission & © www.weathertap.com .
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Image 2: From the Wakefield (Norfolk area) NWS radar page: Storm Totals
from Hanna 9:30am Sat thru 4pm Monday. The radar was offline between
4-5pm Mon, and then reset the totals when it came up.
The heaviest totals of 6.9" fell in the Rocky Mount NC area.
http://attach1.wxmatrix-membersonly/v1/0JeHPbAlvhFw6Z5oIfMkK9TBzTBgdPWzzgQ8Mlh0dY-sLcuqruJFs0mt6Ro1sEXn0cisDncJaWx4yLfEPviNDIcIclYq6WhnKg-9mQ/snapshot.jpg
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Image 3; The heavy rain snarled traffic in large sections of Norfolk
east to Va Beach. This webcam shot looks at I-264 {at} Mount Trashmore.
In case you wonder about the name: The area was used as a garbage dump
until the mid or late 1980's. The government then decided they needed a
park. It was then covered with soil & planted with grass & trees. It is
elevated, and when Norfolk gets their once a season snow, kids of all
ages come out with make shift sleds & slid down then aprox 100' slope.
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>From the (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot
Record rainfall floods Norfolk
http://www.pilotonline.com/news/nw0917flo.html flood photos at:
http://www.pilotonline.com/breaking/br0916flo.html and
http://www.pilotonline.com/breaking/br0916rain.html
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Statewide weather & rain totals for Sun & Mon for VA:
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/15184
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DROUGHT WOES DEEPEN
The Situation in Orange, VA took a major turn for the worse. No more
than a 3 minute shower, no restaurant fountian drinks, no outside
watering, effective on Friday.
Charlottesville Daily Progress (Sept 17) Orange forced to enact tightest
restrictions yet http://www.dailyprogress.com/frontpage/MGBQO0EA76D.html
>From the Sept 12 issue of www.orangenews.com/
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/15190
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Latest restrictions from the Town of Orange website:
http://www.townoforangeva.org/water/water%20restrictions.html
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Near Real Time, Provisional data for the Rapadan River at Culpeper. (At
the time i wrote this it was flowing at 2 cubic feet per minute (2% of
seasonable norm) and well under a foot!)
http://va.waterdata.usgs.gov/va/nwis/uv/?site_no=01667500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
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Image 4: To emphasize the seriousness of the drought, Montgomery Co, MD
officials hold a press conference... in the middle of the Potomac River!
(Thur Sept 14)
Image © WRC tv Washington DC
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Image 5 : This picture from Chopper 4 shows the Little Senica Reservoir,
at about 75% normal capacity. (Thur 9-14)
Image © WRC tv, Washington DC
http://attach6.wxmatrix-membersonly/v1/0JeHPX8ncepw6Z5oudC8njPs3R3F7ewhKrsv_NKRvwstJQ7310l6W88qdEByscsQ5QysqlN9R6ALuM_mt4Vw5k4Y4V8uShwzpMqDdA/snapshot.jpg
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Other news stories:
As Many Area Wells Run Dry, Drillers Are in Demand (Sept 11th)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A6122-2002Sep11?language=printer
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Leesburg Urges Water Conservation (Loudoun Co weekly section on Sept 12)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A59550-2002Sep9?language=printer
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Once-Rural Way of Life Is Drying Up in Surbs (Sept 11th, other drought
news links on page)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64370-2002Sep10.html
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Growth around Warrenton could be limited by water (Fauquier
Times-Democrat on Sept 11)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5321197&BRD=1904&PAG=461&dept_id=127458&rfi=6
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(From my Hometown)
Local Officials on Lookout For Prohibited Water Use (Winchester Star on
9-17)
http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/020917/Front_wateruse.asp
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Clarke Decides Water Measures Can't Be Forced (Winchester Star on Sept
10)
http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/020910/Area_water.asp
Steve Minghini
Winchester (nw) VA
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