Virginia, 2000Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 11, 2000
August 11, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)
- When
- August 11, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.450
High winds blew down a wooden walkway which landed on a car in the 400 block of East Broad Street. The vehicle was heavily damaged.
Flash Flood, Richmond (C)
- When
- August 11, 6:15 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.554, -77.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very heavy rain caused flooding and the closure of the intersection of West Canal and South Adams Streets in downtown Richmond. High water also closed Bainbridge Street at 20th Street.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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.
- Heat in Texas, August 11, 20002 deaths · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 11 to 12, 20002 injured · $18 million · 96 kt wind · 14 events
- Flash Flooding in Connecticut, August 11 to 12, 2000$6.0 million · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, August 11, 2000$1.3 million · 3 in hail · 28 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 11, 2000$200,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 11, 2000$215,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 11, 2000$106,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 11, 2000$45,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 11, 2000$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 11, 2000$17,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 11, 2000$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5169798, 5169797.