Virginia, 2000Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 16, 2000
August 16, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $14,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hopewell (C)
- When
- August 16, 3:58 PM EST
- Where
- Hopewell (C) County, Hopewell
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -77.300
High winds blew a tree down onto power lines causing local power outages.
Lightning, Hopewell (C)
- When
- August 16, 4:34 PM EST
- Where
- Hopewell (C) County, Hopewell
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.304, -77.287 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a residence in the 3400 block of Luray Street causing minor damage to appliances and wiring.
Thunderstorm Wind, James City
- When
- August 16, 4:41 PM EST
- Where
- James City County, 3 mi SW of Centerville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.283, -76.833
High winds blew a tree down on a vehicle.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin (C)
- When
- August 16, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin (C) County, Franklin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.667, -76.917
High winds blew down a six foot wooden stockade fence.
Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk (C)
- When
- August 16, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Somerton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.567, -76.750
High winds blew down trees at the 300 block of Drum Hill Road.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 16, 20001 injured · $1.0 million · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 16, 2000$250,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 16, 2000$80,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 2000$75,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 2000$60,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 16, 2000$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, August 16, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Connecticut, August 16, 2000$5,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 16, 2000$30,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 16, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 16, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Utah, August 16, 20001 injured · 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: 5170263, 5170262, 5170264, 5170265, 5170266.