Heavy Rain, Loudoun
- When
- December 16, 9:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Loudoun County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in Virginia, December 16 to 17, 2000
A strong cold front moved across the region around midday on the 17th. Ahead of the front, heavy rain fell from showers and thunderstorms.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 LWX wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved across the region around midday on the 17th. Ahead of the front, heavy rain fell from showers and thunderstorms. In Loudoun County, rainfall totals included 2.00 inches in Lincoln and 1.98 inches in Leesburg. In Fauquier County, 1.70 inches fell in Remington. In Rappahannock County, 1.90 inches fell in Castleton. In Culpeper County, 2.47 inches fell at Culpeper and 2.00 inches fell at Boston. In Orange County, 1.87 inches was reported in Somerset. In Nelson County, 1.56 inches was reported at Devils Knob. Behind the front, northwest winds increased to 25 to 40 MPH. Measured wind gusts across northern Virginia included 46 MPH at Winchester, 45 MPH at Washington Reagan National Airport, 44 MPH at Dulles International Airport, 40 MPH at Ft. Belvoir, 39 MPH at Quantico Marine Base, and 36 MPH at Fredericksburg. Wind gusts were lower across the Central Piedmont and Southern Shenandoah Valley.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy rain, 5 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Nelson
- When
- December 16, 9:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nelson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Fauquier
- When
- December 16, 9:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fauquier County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Rappahannock
- When
- December 16, 9:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rappahannock County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Culpeper
- When
- December 16, 9:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Culpeper County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Orange
- When
- December 16, 9:00 PM EST to December 17, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Frederick
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Clarke
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Loudoun
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Strong Wind, Fairfax
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Arlington
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Arlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, December 2000
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: 5165526, 5165527, 5165528, 5165529, 5165530, 5165531, 5165521, 5165522, 5165523, 5165524, 5165525.