Virginia, 2000

Heavy Rain in Virginia, August 13, 2000

August 13, 2000 · NWS LWX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

An area of showers and thunderstorms that produced heavy rainfall moved across the central and southern Shenandoah Valley during the early morning hours of the 18th. 52 inches of rain fell at Lewis Mountain Camp.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 LWX wrote it up.

An area of showers and thunderstorms that produced heavy rainfall moved across the central and southern Shenandoah Valley during the early morning hours of the 18th. In Page County, 1.52 inches of rain fell at Lewis Mountain Camp. In Rockingham County, 1.72 inches of rain fell on Long Run Road, 1.68 inches fell at Briery Branch, and 1.56 inches fell on Dundore Mountain. In Highland County, 2.39 inches of rain fell at Mill Gap, 2.27 inches fell at Mustoe, 2.20 inches fell in Monterey, 1.92 inches fell in McDowell, and 1.60 inches fell in Hightown. In Augusta County, 2.53 inches of rain fell in Craigsville, 1.92 inches fell in Sherando and Elkhorn Lake, 1.67 inches fell in Craigsville, 1.64 inches fell at Middlebrook and Jones Hollow, and 1.50 inches fell in Stuarts Draft. A total of 1.60 inches of rain fell in Waynesboro.

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Event by event

5 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Page

When
August 13, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Page County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Rockingham

When
August 13, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.512, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Highland

When
August 13, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Highland County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.362, -79.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Augusta

When
August 13, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Augusta County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.165, -79.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Waynesboro (C)

When
August 13, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Waynesboro (C) County, Waynesboro
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.069, -78.889 (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.

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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: 5173344, 5173435, 5173436, 5173437, 5173438.