Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany
- When
- July 28, 3:20 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Alleghany County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.783, -80.000
Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, July 28, 2000
Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded and closed the 3000 block of Ward Road in Lynchburg.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms on the afternoon and evening of the 28th produced hail up to golf ball size, damaging winds, and flash flooding.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tazewell, power lines in Danville, and trees across Alleghany County.Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded and closed the 3000 block of Ward Road in Lynchburg.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Tazewell
- When
- July 28, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Tazewell County, Tazewell
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.117, -81.517
Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell
- When
- July 28, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Tazewell County, Tazewell
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.117, -81.517
Flash Flood, Lynchburg (C)
- When
- July 28, 6:40 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lynchburg (C) County, Lynchburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.414, -79.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Danville (C)
- When
- July 28, 8:55 PM EST
- Where
- Danville (C) County, Danville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.583, -79.417
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 28, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, July 28 to 29, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 28, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 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: 5162848, 5162844, 5162845, 5162846, 5162847.