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Year Area(s) affected Date Deaths Damage/notes 1700 Charleston, South Carolina to Virginia: September 13–14 [O.S. September 2–3] 98 Rising-Sun Hurricane of 1700.A hurricane struck the South Carolina coastline while the Rising-Sun, a Scottish warship, was prevented from entering Charleston Bay from the Atlantic by a sandbar across the mouth.
Portsmouth changed their moniker to "Cubs" in 1936. Portsmouth remained a member of the Piedmont League until the league itself folded after the 1955 season. [1] [3] (2013) Portsmouth, Virginia. Earlier, Portsmouth had played in the different incarnations of the Virginia League. The first team in Portsmouth was the Portsmouth Truckers in 1985.
With a death toll of 85, Hurricane Floyd was the deadliest United States hurricane since Hurricane Agnes in 1972. The storm was the third-costliest hurricane in the nation's history at the time, with monetary damage estimated at $6.5 billion (1999 USD); it ranked the 19th costliest as of 2017. [ 24 ]
District 18 is located in southeastern Virginia, including all of Greensville County, Sussex County, and the City of Emporia, as well as parts of Brunswick County, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Surry County, and the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Portsmouth, and Suffolk. [3]
The Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 occurred on March 5–9, 1962 along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States.Also known as the Great March Storm of 1962, it was considered by the U.S. Geological Survey to be one of the most destructive storms ever to affect the mid-Atlantic states.
The 1821 Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane was a ... a powerful storm surge flooded large portions of Portsmouth ... and caused $200,000 in damage in Virginia ...
William Crawford (his last name was also spelled Craford or Crafford) (died before April 15, 1762) was an American soldier, politician, and founder of Portsmouth, Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for over thirty years.
July 19–20—United States—Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and floods caused damage and power outages throughout Wisconsin disrupted power to more than 277,000 customers. [227] Governor Tony Evers declared a statewide state of emergency, with preliminary estimates of damage and cleanup costs of US$5.3 million. [228]