Virginia, 2000Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 4, 2000
August 4, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hopewell (C)
- When
- August 4, 3:30 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 felled one large tree across 20th Avenue at Petersburg Street.
Flash Flood, Surry
- When
- August 4, 6:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Dendron
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.117, -76.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain caused flooding on Route 31 between Dendron and Scotland. Flooding also occured on Route 10 in Surry.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 4, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 4, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 4, 2000$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 4 to 5, 2000F0 · 38 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, August 4, 2000$33,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 4, 2000$25,000 · 67 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 2000$19,000 · 51 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, August 4 to 5, 200015 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 4, 2000$15,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 20000.75 in hail · 5 events
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 4, 2000$3,000 · 0.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Maryland, August 4, 2000$2,000 · 4 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: 5170543, 5170542.