Editing Poquoson, Virginia (section)

==Geography==
Poquoson is located at {{coord|37|7|59|N|76|22|25|W|type:city}} (37.133153, -76.373881).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|78|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|15|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|63|sqmi|km2}} (80.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The city is a [[peninsula]] containing twenty square miles and is located between the [[Poquoson River]] on the north, [[Back River (Virginia)|Back River]] and [[Wythe Creek]] (the Old Poquoson River) on the south, the [[Chesapeake Bay]] on the east, and York County on the west. The city also shares a border with the City of Hampton and a water boundary across Chesapeake Bay with [[Northampton County, Virginia|Northampton County]].

===Climate===
Poquoson's mild four season climate means outdoor activities can be enjoyed year round. The weather in Poquoson is temperate and seasonal. Summers are hot and humid with cool evenings. The mean annual temperature is {{convert|60|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, with an average annual snowfall of {{convert|6|in|cm}} and an average annual rainfall of {{convert|47|in|mm}}. No measurable [[snow]] fell in 1999. The wettest seasons are the spring and summer, although rainfall is fairly constant all year round. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|105|F|C}} in 1980. The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-3|F|C}} on [[January 1985 Arctic outbreak|January 21, 1985]].<ref name = "NWS Wakefield, VA (AKQ)"/>

Additionally, the geographic location of the city, with respect to the principal storm tracks, is generally favorable, as it is south of the usual path of storms originating in the higher latitudes, and north of the usual tracks of hurricanes and other major tropical storms.<ref name="Virginia Hurricane Climatology">Information from [http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/roth/vaclimohur.htm NOAA].</ref>  However, when in the path of a storm the City of Poquoson is subject to severe flooding due to its very low elevation above sea level. Poquoson was significantly impacted by the most destructive storm of 2003, [[Hurricane Isabel]], which caused the worst flooding the Hampton Roads area had seen since the [[1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane]] 70 years earlier. During Hurricane Isabel, most of the city was under several feet of water due to the [[storm surge]]. Six years later the [[November 2009 Mid-Atlantic nor'easter]] again flooded much of the city. A mandatory evacuation order was issued during [[Hurricane Irene]] in 2011 which also caused significant flooding in Poquoson. As a result of these floods, many homes in Poquoson have been elevated on raised foundations.

{{Norfolk, Virginia weatherbox}}

{{Weather box/concise F
| location=Poquoson, Virginia (1980–2010)
| source=USA.com<ref name="USA">
  "Climatological Information for Poquoson, Virginia",
  USA.com, 2003. Web: [http://www.usa.com/poquoson-va-weather.htm#HistoricalTemperature].</ref>
| 47.7| 51.1| 59.0| 68.8| 76.5| 84.6| 88.6| 86.3| 80.7| 70.8| 61.2| 51.5 <!--highs-->
| 28.9| 31.1| 37.0| 45.8| 55.0| 64.5| 69.1| 67.5| 61.1| 49.8| 41.0| 32.5 <!--lows-->
|3.6|3.4|4.4|3.3|3.9|3.5|4.6|4.7|4.2|3.4|3.3|3.4 <!--precipitation-->
}}

===National protected area===
*[[Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge]]