Virginia, 2000

Flash Flooding in Virginia, July 19, 2000

July 19, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

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Event by event

3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Chesterfield

When
July 19, 4:30 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Chesterfield County, 5 mi NW of Beach
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
37.379, -77.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain caused flooding and road closure of Bellson Park Drive at Route 360 near Brandermill.

Flash Flood, James City

When
July 19, 5:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
James City County, Toano
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
37.313, -76.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain caused flooding and plied up four inches of water across the intersection of Routes 30 and 60 near Toano.

Flash Flood, Richmond (C)

When
July 19, 5:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Richmond (C) County, South Portion
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
37.554, -77.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain overwhelmed storm drains on Maury Street in South Richmond and sent water cascading in the basement of the Richmond Department of Public Utilities' Field Operations and Maintenance Facility. As much as five feet of water filled the 10,000 square foot basement and damaged several computers and internal department records. Ten inches of water was reported across Belt Boulevard between Hull Street and Midlothian Turnpike.

What these are

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.

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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: 5155271, 5155272, 5155273.