Flash Flood, Pittsylvania
- When
- September 30, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania County, East Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.821, -79.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Virginia, September 30, 1999
Heavy rain flooded and closed parts of the routes in the following locations: Route 637 nine miles north-northeast of Gretna, Route 792 one mile east of Gretna, Route 683 from 1 mile south-southwest of Mount Airy to 5 miles south-southwest of Mount Airy, and Route 703 five miles southwest of Chatham.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 RNK wrote it up.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding on the early morning of the 30th, mainly in the east portion of Pittsylvania County.Heavy rain flooded and closed parts of the routes in the following locations: Route 637 nine miles north-northeast of Gretna, Route 792 one mile east of Gretna, Route 683 from 1 mile south-southwest of Mount Airy to 5 miles south-southwest of Mount Airy, and Route 703 five miles southwest of Chatham.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Wildfire in California, September 30, 1999
- Flood in Florida, September 30, 1999
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, September 30, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, September 30, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, September 30, 1999
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, September 30, 1999
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, September 30, 1999
- Wildfire in Oregon, September 30, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 30, 1999
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, September 30, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Delaware, September 30, 1999
- Waterspouts in Florida, September 30, 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: 5717471.