Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- August 1, 2:25 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Naff
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Virginia, August 1, 2000
Persistent heavy thunderstorm rains caused Back Creek to flood and washout several roads in the south portion of Roanoke County with up to 60 residents evacuated. Heavy thunderstorm rains caused Maggodee Creek to flood from Naff to Boones Mill, closing several roads including US Route 220, one mile north of Boones Mill.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 thunderstorm rains during the afternoon of the 1st produced flash flooding.Persistent heavy thunderstorm rains caused Back Creek to flood and washout several roads in the south portion of Roanoke County with up to 60 residents evacuated. Heavy thunderstorm rains caused Maggodee Creek to flood from Naff to Boones Mill, closing several roads including US Route 220, one mile north of Boones Mill. Thunderstorm rains also caused the Blackwater River to flood and close State Route 641 at Callaway. Buck Run also flooded and closed State Route 731, 5.5 miles south of Boones Mill. Heavy rains also caused many other small streams and creeks in western Franklin County to flood and close some roads.Heavy thunderstorm rain caused a small stream in Eagle Rock to flood Route 43, a small stream to flood Route 817, 1 mile northeast of Oriskany, and Mill Creek to flood Route 612, 5.5 miles northeast of Eagle Rock.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:22 UTC.
Event by event
8 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Botetourt
- When
- August 1, 2:45 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt County, Eagle Rock
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Roanoke
- When
- August 1, 2:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke County, South Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.209, -80.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- August 1, 3:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Callaway
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Botetourt
- When
- August 1, 3:00 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt County, 1 mi NE of Oriskany
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Botetourt
- When
- August 1, 3:00 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt County, 6 mi NE of Eagle Rock
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- August 1, 3:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, West Portion
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- August 1, 3:15 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 6 mi S of Boones Mill
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Oklahoma, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Heat in Kansas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, August 1 to 28, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 1, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
More
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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: 5171165, 5171168, 5172298, 5171166, 5171169, 5171170, 5171171, 5171167.