Heavy Rain, Prince William
- When
- July 14, 6:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.702, -77.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 14, 2000
A cold front moved across the region during the evening of the 14th. Thunderstorms that developed ahead and along this front produced very heavy rainfall, large hail, and winds in excess of 55 MPH.
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
- $19,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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 cold front moved across the region during the evening of the 14th. Thunderstorms that developed ahead and along this front produced very heavy rainfall, large hail, and winds in excess of 55 MPH. In Prince William county, marble to quarter sized hail fell in Greenwich and at Lake Jackson. A tree was downed onto a home in the northeast portion of the county where up to 2.7 inches of rain fell. Dime to nickel sized hail fell in Manassas. In Stafford County, a tree was downed onto a home. In Fauquier County, quarter to golfball sized hail damaged a vineyard near Warrenton. A total of 2.5 inches of rain fell at Broad Run. In Rappahannock County, hail fell in Massie's Corner. In Page County, trees were downed north of Luray. A total of 2.11 inches of rain fell at Rocky Branch. In Warren County, rainfall totals included 1.70 inches in Strasburg and 1.61 inches in Nineveh. In Spotsylvania County, 2.20 inches of rain fell in Spotsylvania. In Shenandoah County, 2.02 inches fell at Burnshire Dam and pea sized hail fell in Woodstock. In Loudoun County, dime to walnut sized hail fell in Ashburn where foliage was stripped and cars were dented. Dime to nickel sized hail fell near Dulles International Airport where winds gusted to 40 MPH. Dime sized hail fell with such force in Sterling that it stripped leaves from vegetation and dented cars. Rainfall totals included 1.75 inches in Ashburn and 1.05 inches at Dulles International Airport. In Fairfax County, Route 1 and Woodburn Road were closed by high water. Rainfall totals included 4.25 inches at Ft. Belvoir, 3.30 inches in Burke, 3.08 inches at Mt. Vernon, and 2.05 inches in Herndon and Annandale. A house in Oakton was damaged by a fire caused by a lightning strike. At Washington National Airport in Arlington, a wind gust of 53 MPH downed tree branches. In Falls Church, 1.96 inches was recorded. In King George County, over 3 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes near Dahlgren. Marble sized hail fell in Arlington.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:32 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 8 heavy rain, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Prince William
- When
- July 14, 6:30 PM EST to 6:38 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William County, 3 mi SW of Gainesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -77.633
Quarter sized hail fell in Greenwich.
Hail, Prince William
- When
- July 14, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William County, 3 mi SW of Gainesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -77.633
Quarter sized hail fell in Greenwich.
Heavy Rain, Warren
- When
- July 14, 7:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Shenandoah
- When
- July 14, 7:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Manassas (C)
- When
- July 14, 7:22 PM EST
- Where
- Manassas (C) County, Manassas
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.750, -77.483
Dime sized hail fell.
Heavy Rain, Page
- When
- July 14, 7:30 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Page County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Prince William
- When
- July 14, 7:44 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William County, 3 mi SW of Buckhall
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -77.467
Quarter sized hail fell at Lake Jackson.
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince William
- When
- July 14, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William County, Northeast Portion
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -77.467
A tree was downed onto a house.
Heavy Rain, Fauquier
- When
- July 14, 8:00 PM EST to 10:30 PM 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, Loudoun
- When
- July 14, 8:00 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Loudoun County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Manassas (C)
- When
- July 14, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Manassas (C) County, Manassas
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.750, -77.483
Nickel sized hail fell.
Thunderstorm Wind, Page
- When
- July 14, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Page County, 7 mi N of Luray
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -78.467
Trees were downed.
Hail, Fauquier
- When
- July 14, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fauquier County, Warrenton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.717, -77.783
Quarter to golfball sized hail damaged a vineyard.
Hail, Loudoun
- When
- July 14, 9:03 PM EST to 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Loudoun County, Ashburn
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -77.483
Dime to walnut sized hail fell.
Hail, Loudoun
- When
- July 14, 9:11 PM EST
- Where
- Loudoun County, Sterling
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -77.433
Dime sized hail damaged vegetation and dented cars.
Flash Flood, Fairfax
- When
- July 14, 9:20 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfax County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.835, -77.276 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads were flooded in Annandale.
Hail, Loudoun
- When
- July 14, 9:23 PM EST
- Where
- Loudoun County, 1 mi N of Dulles Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.967, -77.450
Dime to nickel sized hail fell.
Heavy Rain, Falls Church (C)
- When
- July 14, 9:30 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Falls Church (C) County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.882, -77.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford
- When
- July 14, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Stafford County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -77.433
A tree was downed onto a house.
Flash Flood, King George
- When
- July 14, 9:40 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- King George County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Over 3 inches of rain fell in one half hour in Dahlgren.
Heavy Rain, Spotsylvania
- When
- July 14, 10:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Spotsylvania County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.185, -77.656 (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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
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- Heat in Alabama, July 14 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Maryland, July 14 to 15, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in New York, July 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 14, 2000
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 2000
- Wildfire and Hail in South Dakota, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 14, 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: 5164359, 5164695, 5164696, 5164353, 5164354, 5164700, 5164352, 5164698, 5164699, 5164356, 5164357, 5164701, 5164702, 5164697, 5164703, 5164704, 5164708, 5164705, 5164358, 5164706, 5164707, 5164355.