USGS--Hurricane Isabel/Flood Recurrence Interval: Virginia

Hurricane Isabel September 2003: Flood Magnitude

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.

Virginia river basins

Scientists map the areal extents of floods and assign recurrence intervals using streamflow data collected by the USGS and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality since the late 1800s. Recurrence intervals express the likelihood that an event, such as a flood, will occur in any given year. For example, a 100-year-flood has a 1% chance of occurring in any year, and a 25-year flood has a 4% chance of occurring in any year.

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Hurricane Isabel September 2003: Flood Magnitude

	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.


	Scientists map the areal extents of floods and assign recurrence intervals using streamflow data collected by the USGS and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality since the late 1800s. Recurrence intervals express the likelihood that an event, such as a flood, will occur in any given year. For example, a 100-year-flood has a 1% chance of occurring in any year, and a 25-year flood has a 4% chance of occurring in any year.