Weather
Norfolk/Portsmouth
Tropical Storm Warning Statement as of 11:29 am EDT on September 6, 2008
... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect...
... New information...
Updated storm position and movement.
... Areas affected...
This statement recommends actions to be taken by persons in...
the central Chesapeake Bay... the southern Chesapeake Bay... the
mid Atlantic coastal waters... Currituck Sound... the lower Eastern
Shore of Maryland... coastal northeast North Carolina... the
northern Outer Banks of North Carolina... interior southeast
Virginia... South Hampton roads Virginia... the Eastern Shore of
Virginia and the peninsula of southeast Virginia.
... Watches/warnings...
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.Gov on the
internet for more information about these additional hazards.
Tornado Watch.
... Precautionary/preparedness actions...
All precautionary and preparedness actions should be completed at
this time.
... Storm surge and storm tide...
Storm surge flooding of 1 to 2 feet above normal tide levels is
expected both on the outer coast of the Eastern Shore as well as
locations along the Chesapeake Bay. Along the coast large and
dangerous battering waves can also be expected. Coastal flooding
will be greatest around the times of high tide. The following are
select locations and times of high tide on saturday:
Ocean City MD... 1249 PM
Chesapeake Bay bridge Tunnel... 131 PM
Sewells Point... 231 PM
... Winds...
Wind speeds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph are expected this
afternoon. Wind speeds over the coastal waters are expected to get up to
35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Wind speeds will diminish from
the south during the afternoon... and drop off significantly this evening.
... Inland flooding...
Expected rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches could cause local
flooding of small streams... creeks... and highly urbanized areas.
The heaviest rains will be west of the coastal areas but isolated
heavy rain in thunderstorms is possible.
... Tornadoes...
A Tornado Watch continues into early afternoon. Isolated tornadoes
are possible in some of the rain bands as the storms passes this
afternoon.
... Next update...
This statement will be updated around 2 PM.
Local Storm Report
09/06/2008 0913 am
Hampton, City of Hampton County.
Tropical storm, reported by trained spotter.
48 mph wind gust.
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