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Hurricane Sandy: Richmond Impacts

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Euro Model Run of potential snow.

Hurricane Sandy blew to the east and north of Richmond before becoming a hybrid storm slamming into the New Jersey Coast on October.

My observations of the storm were pretty tame. In Church Hill, we encountered mostly light to moderate rain with sustained winds around 5-15 MPH. Wind gusts approaching 25-35 MPH were infrequent. Recorded rainfall at my house was 2.25″.

NWS Path & Estimated TS Winds

 

 

Below is a collection of photos I saved from the event.

Additional Information on Sandy and it’s impacts to the Wakefield Weather Office

Observation, Severe Weather, Tropical Weather

Hurricane Irene

With near the intensity of Hurrican Isabel in 2003, Hurricane Irene pummelled central Virginia on August 27, 2011 with high winds and heavy rainfall. Power outages were extensive in Central Virginia. It was common for Dominion Power customers to be out of power between 2-8 days after the storm ended. In Church Hill, I was fortunate enough not to loose electrivity during the event.

I have a series of photos and videos from the event. I hope to add them to this post in the coming weeks to document this weather event.

In the meantime, a video that I took from Church Hill is posted below from the event: