The effects of Hurricane Isabel in Virginia proved to be the costliest disaster in the history of Virginia. [1] Hurricane Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6, 2003, in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It moved northwestward, and within an environment of light wind shear and warm waters it steadily strengthened to reach peak winds of ...

2023年9月7日 · Isabel made landfall on September 18th as a Category 2 Hurricane near Ocracoke Inlet in southeast North Carolina. It then crossed the North Carolina coastal plain as a hurricane before tracking across the Virginia Piedmont as a strong tropical storm.

Hurricane Isabel was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that reached Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It made landfall near Drum Inlet on the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a Category 2 hurricane. Isabel is considered to be one of the most significant tropical

2023年10月14日 · This map demonstrates where Hurricane Isabel first hit landfall on September 18, 2003, as well as where it traveled. This event turned into a terrible tragedy that took over 50 lives and caused over $5 billion in damages. Hurricane Isabel was very big and powerful.

2025年1月22日 · water level/storm surge . richmond city locks tidal impact water level at sewells point gloucester point va . click to enlarge all images

Isabel brought hurricane conditions to eastern North Carolina and southeast Virginia, with tropical storm conditions spreading from North Carolina northward to New York. Extensive storm surge flooding was seen along the Atlantic coasts of North Carolina and Virginia, including Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac River, and the James River.

This map provides links to basin maps showing the magnitude of flooding caused by Hurricane Isabel. Only minor flooding or no flooding occurred in the gray-shaded basins.

2021年3月3日 · In North Carolina, Hurricane Isabel made landfall near Drum Inlet in the afternoon of September 18th. It created storm surges that reached up to 8 feet above normal tide level. The hurricane broke through Hatteras Island creating Isabel Inlet, which has since been refilled.

2009年6月1日 · Using the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model, the storm surge elevations used for the mapping presents "worst-case" combinations of direction, forward speed, landfall point, and astronomical tide for each Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane category.

Hurricane Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6, 2003 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It moved northwestward, and within an environment of light wind shear and warm waters it steadily strengthened to reach peak winds of 265 km/h (165 mph) on September 11 .