Flood of 1933 Hurricanes began to be named according to the phonetic alphabet in 1953. On August 23, 1933, an unnamed hurricane struck Norfolk with a high tide of 9.69 feet above Mean Low Water, a record for the area. Eighteen people died. Highest 1 minute wind speed in Norfolk was 70 mph, 82 mph at Cape Henry, and 88 mph at NAS. Downtown Norfolk was flooded and homes were destroyed at Ocean View. 1 Pages - 8 Files Found

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Granby Street Front of the Monticello Hotel, 1933. Size : 87.73Kb Hits : 2832 Rating : Granby Street Row Boats Rowing past Stein's Clothing Store on Granby Street. Size : 81.21Kb Hits : 2606 Rating : Granby Street Flood Waters Flood waters past parked cars on Granby Street and enter stores, 1933. Size : 82.20Kb Hits : 2548 Rating : N/A Ocean View, 1933. High seas destroy oceanfront home at Ocean View, 1933. Size : 81.97Kb Hits : 2026 Rating : Ocean View after the storm, 1933. House without a first floor, Ocean View, 1933. Size : 69.99Kb Hits : 1935 Rating : Ocean View after the storm, 1933. Ocean View house swept from its foundation by flood waters, 1933. Size : 63.67Kb Hits : 1667 Rating : N/A Ocean View after the flood, 1933. Row of collapsed houses after flood waters recede, Ocean View, 1933. Size : 54.54Kb Hits : 1938 Rating : N/A Ocean View cleanup after the storm Workmen cleanup debris at Ocean View after the flood of 1933. Size : 79.71Kb Hits : 2036 Rating : N/A

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