Published: September 21,2016
According to WAVY.com, schools closed in many areas Wednesday, including Virginia Beach and Norfolk, because of the hazardous road conditions. According to the Associated Press, 100,000 students did not have school on Wednesday because of the flooding.
Julia's remnant circulation and moisture, in combination with an area of low pressure aloft, led to persistent rainfall in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina since Tuesday, according to weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce.
Parts of the region had seen 5 to 10 inches of rain in the 24 hours ending Wednesday morning, and one location in southeast Virginia saw nearly 14 inches in the last 72 hours, he added.
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Independence Blvd near Salem Rd
Officials in the town of Duck, North Carolina, also reported flood conditions and road closures.
Rushing water washed out a road in Chowan County, North Carolina.(Facebook/Gates County Emergency Management)
In Chowan County, North Carolina, raging water washed out a road.
Officials are urging drivers to stay off the roads, if possible, and avoid driving through standing water because of the possibility of stalling and hidden hazards, according to the Virginia Pilot.
Virginia Beach resident Todd Solomon, who lives in a flood-prone neighborhood, told the Associated Press that water piled up to the foundation of his home but did not enter the house. He also said he's never seen the city cancel school for any rain events other than a hurricane.
"A lot of parents were pretty surprised," Solomon, who has a child in middle school, told the Associated Press. "The kids are pretty happy. They were texting, saying hey what are we going to do today? It was like summer or the weekend."
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