Flash Flood, Montgomery
- When
- July 29, 4:17 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Shawsville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 29 to 30, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Elliston.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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 from the late afternoon of the 29th through the early morning of the 30th produced flash flooding and damaging winds.Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded Roanoke Road 4 miles east of Christiansburg, creeks and streams from Shawsville to Elliston, and flooded many roads in Roanoke and Vinton.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Elliston.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 19 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:18 UTC.
Event by event
4 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Montgomery
- When
- July 29, 5:05 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 4 mi E of Christiansburg
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 29, 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Elliston
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.217, -80.233
Flash Flood, Roanoke (C)
- When
- July 29, 9:55 PM EST to July 30, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Roanoke (C) County, Roanoke
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 37.271, -79.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Roanoke
- When
- July 29, 9:55 PM EST to July 30, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Roanoke County, Vinton
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.209, -80.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 29, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flood in New York, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, July 29, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 29, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, July 29, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flood in New York, July 29, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 29, 2000
- Wildfire in California, July 29 to 31, 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: 5162850, 5162849, 5162853, 5162851, 5162852.