Virginia, 2000

Flash Flooding in Virginia, August 2, 2000

August 2, 2000 · NWS RNK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Heavy thunderstorm rains caused a small stream to flood and close a small road 4 miles west northwest of Kerrs Creek. Heavy rain caused Little Patterson Creek to flood 3 miles southeast of Oriskany, closing Patterson Creek Road.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.

Heavy thunderstorm rains produced flash flooding.Heavy thunderstorm rains caused a small stream to flood and close a small road 4 miles west northwest of Kerrs Creek. Heavy rain caused Little Patterson Creek to flood 3 miles southeast of Oriskany, closing Patterson Creek Road.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:07 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Rockbridge

When
August 2, 2:05 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Rockbridge County, 4 mi WNW of Kerrs Creek
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.815, -79.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Botetourt

When
August 2, 4:00 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
Where
Botetourt County, 3 mi SE of Oriskany
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.557, -79.812 (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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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: 5171172, 5171173.