ɐ ɹᵻvjˈuː baɪ ˌɛnˌeɪbˈiː ɹᵻpˈoːɹts stˈeɪɾᵻd ðˈæt: "ðə flˈʌdɪŋ ʌvðə tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊn bˈɪldɪŋ pˌʊt ˈɔːl fˈoʊnz ɪn nˈɔːɹfək ˌaʊɾəv ˈɔːɹdɚ ænd ðə tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf ˈɑːfɪs wʌz ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd.
A review by NAB Reports stated that: "The flooding of the telephone building put all phones in Norfolk out of order and the telegraph office was isolated.