Thunderstorm Wind, Hanover
- When
- August 4, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover County, Negro Foot
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.817, -77.600
High winds blew trees down in Old Ridge area.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 2000
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $19,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Goochland
- When
- August 4, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Goochland County, Hadensville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.833, -78.000
High winds blew several trees down on houses.
Flash Flood, Richmond (C)
- When
- August 4, 3:00 PM EST to 4:00 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)
Heavy rain led to high standing water in the Shockoe Bottom section of downtown Richmond.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)
- When
- August 4, 3:06 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.500, -77.317
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- August 4, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Tucker Hill
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.067, -76.600
High winds blew down trees between Sandy Point and Tucker Hill.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 4, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 4, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 4 to 5, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, August 4 to 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 4, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Maryland, August 4, 2000
- Wildfire in Oregon, August 4, 2000
More
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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: 5170531, 5170532, 5170533, 5170534, 5170535.