Virginia, 2000Waterspouts in Virginia, August 20, 2000
August 20, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
5 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
Waterspout, Mathews
- When
- August 20, 8:35 AM EST to 8:40 AM EST
- Where
- Mathews County, 2 mi E of Gwynn
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 37.417, -76.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout formed just off Gwynn's Island, then dissipated.
Waterspout, Norfolk (C)
- When
- August 20, 10:22 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Norfolk (C) County, Hampton Rds
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.891, -76.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout formed in Hampton Roads harbor between Norfolk and Newport News.
Waterspout, Mathews
- When
- August 20, 10:45 AM EST to 10:50 AM EST
- Where
- Mathews County, 2 mi E of Gwynn
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.417, -76.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout formed just off Gwynn's Island.
Waterspout, Mathews
- When
- August 20, 11:35 AM EST to 11:40 AM EST
- Where
- Mathews County, Onemo
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.417, -76.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout formed near the mouth of Winter Harbor.
Waterspout, Hampton (C)
- When
- August 20, 2:02 PM EST to 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Hampton (C) County, 2 mi E of Ft Monroe
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.063, -76.333 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout formed just off Fort Monroe.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Mississippi, August 20, 20001 death · 1 event
- Heat in Louisiana, August 20, 20001 death · 1 event
- Rip Current in North Carolina, August 20, 20001 death · 1 event
- Rip Current in California, August 20, 20001 death · 1 event
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 20 to 21, 20006 injured · $1.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 11 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 20, 2000$214,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 20, 2000$200,000 · 58 kt wind · 4 events
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, August 20 to 26, 2000$200,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 20, 2000$80,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, August 20, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 20, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 20, 2000$30,000 · 2 events
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: 5171916, 5171917, 5171918, 5171919, 5171920.