Storm Reports from Today…
July 27th, 2009 at 6:28 pm by Cheryl Nelson under Weather
After thunderstorms pounded the Eastern Shore, Middle Peninsula and Peninsula last night, we got more storms today! This time parts of the Southside and Northeast North Carolina got in on some of the action. Unfortunately there were more damage reports today. I’m sad to report that one person was struck and killed by lightning in Southern Shores, North Carolina. Please remember if you hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. If you hear thunder, get indoors immediately if possible. Flash flooding was also reported in many areas to include the Outer Banks and Wallops Island/Chincoteague.
Here are some pictures that we received from viewers today.
Flooding in Duck, NC from Gary
By looking at the photo I can’t tell how deep the water was on the road, but for safety reasons, please remember not to drive through water of unknown depth.
Flooding in Chincoteague from Kirra
Over 4 inches of rain was reported in the Chincoteague/Wallops Island area just from today!
Trees down in Wallops Island
From Andrea in Williamsburg
The wind gusted in excess of 60 mph in severe thunderstorms which was strong enough to take down a few trees. Trees were also reported down in Windsor, (Isle of Wight County)VA and Hobbsville (Perquimans County, NC).
Please stay safe. If you know of damage that I didn’t mention, please let us know by posting a response to this blog. On many occasions, we do not know the extent of storm damage until we hear from you. Thank you!
Meteorologist Cheryl Nelson
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WAVY/Fox 43 Meteorologist
Very strong wind gusts in North Suffolk (Shoulder’s Hill area) at the center of a decaying bow echo. No hail and only a light amount of lightning. You can get my report in the LSR…
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N DRIVER 36.84N 76.50W
07/27/2009 CITY OF SUFFOLK VA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ON THE CORNER OF SUFFOLK MEADOWS BLVD AND BARON BLVD. ESTIMATED WINDS OF 55-60 MPH.
I am disturbed when I see you, your channel, and other channel’s news and weather post pictures from viewers who took photographs from their driver’s seats, as one can only presume that individual was driving and taking a picture at the same time. Surely those who have passengers can take the pictures for the driver. Posting these driver-taken pictures condones these dangerous actions and I would hope that you and your channel would refrain from encouraging drivers to take pictures while driving by refusing to post such pictures.
Thank you,
Carmen B., Norfolk VA
Carmen,
You make a good point regarding safety. You’re right- it is neither safe to drive through flooded roadways of unknown depth nor taking photos while driving. Perhaps the photo was taken by a passenger in the vehicle…?
Meteorologist Cheryl Nelson
It seems that even though the drivers took these pictures, that they are stopped. Most camera’s would be severely blurry if the person was driving, so although in the car, they were probably stopped. That is a good point, but judging by the pictures, not appropriate at this time.