Heavy Rain, Amelia
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Amelia County, Amelia
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.336, -77.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Virginia, September 1 to 5, 1999
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Dennis produced heavy rainfall across central and south central Virginia. The heaviest rain occurred on September 4th and 5th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 30 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 30
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Dennis produced heavy rainfall across central and south central Virginia. The heaviest rain occurred on September 4th and 5th. Most of the area received between 2.5 and 5 inches of rain. However, in Brunswick county, as much as 10.21 inches was recorded in Lawrenceville, and 6.19 inches was recorded in Alberta.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
30 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Brunswick
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Lawrenceville
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.765, -77.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Charles City (C)
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Charles City (C) County, Charles City
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.354, -77.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Chesterfield
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, Chesterfield
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.379, -77.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Colonial Heights (C)
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Colonial Heights (C) County, Colonial Hgts
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.244, -77.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Cumberland
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Farmville
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.512, -78.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Dinwiddie
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.076, -77.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Emporia
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Emporia County, Emporia
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.686, -77.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Fluvanna
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fluvanna County, Palmyra
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.842, -78.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Franklin (C)
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin (C) County, Franklin
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -76.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Goochland
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Goochland County, Crozier
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.722, -77.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Greensville
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greensville County, Skippers
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.676, -77.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Hanover
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover County, Ashland
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.760, -77.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Henrico
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico County, Sandston
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.458, -77.296 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Hopewell (C)
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hopewell (C) County, Hopewell
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.304, -77.287 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Isle of Wight
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Isle of Wight County, Isle of Wight
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.907, -76.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, King and Queen
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- King and Queen County, Walkerton
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.719, -76.895 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, King William
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- King William County, West Pt
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -77.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Louisa
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Louisa County, Louisa
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.978, -77.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Lunenburg
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lunenburg County, Lunenburg
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.946, -78.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Mecklenburg
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Chase City
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -78.363 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, New Kent
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Kent County, New Kent
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.505, -76.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Nottoway
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nottoway County, Blackstone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.143, -78.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Petersburg (C)
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Petersburg (C) County, Petersburg
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.228, -77.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Powhatan
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Powhatan County, Powhatan
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Prince Edward
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward County, Green Bay
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.224, -78.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Prince George
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince George County, Prince George
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.187, -77.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Richmond (C)
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.554, -77.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Southampton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton County, Courtland
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Sussex
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 5, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Wakefield
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.922, -77.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Arizona, September 1 to 20, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, September 1 to 27, 1999
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 1 to 5, 1999
- Drought in New York, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in North Dakota, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Delaware, September 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, September 1999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5721786, 5721787, 5721788, 5721789, 5721790, 5721791, 5721792, 5721793, 5721794, 5721795, 5721796, 5721797, 5721798, 5721799, 5721800, 5721801, 5721802, 5721803, 5721804, 5721805, 5721806, 5721807, 5721808, 5721809, 5721810, 5721811, 5721812, 5721813, 5721814, 5721815.