Hail, Carroll
- When
- June 15, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Dugspur
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.817, -80.617
Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 15 to 16, 2000
5 miles south-southwest of Buchanon, and large trees across Northern Halifax County. Heavy thunderstorms rains flooded and closed numerous roads in central Halifax County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 afternoon of the 15th through the early morning hours of the 16th produced flash flooding, damaging winds and hail up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Gretna, Long Island, Danville, 7 miles north of Danville, large tree limbs in Fontaine, trees onto Mt Joy Road 1.5 miles south-southwest of Buchanon, and large trees across Northern Halifax County. Additional thunderstorm winds downed trees again in Danville.Heavy thunderstorms rains flooded and closed numerous roads in central Halifax County. Lightning struck a mobile home in Henry starting a fire that destroyed the home.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Botetourt
- When
- June 15, 3:07 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt County, 2 mi SSW of Buchanan
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.500, -79.700
Hail, Pittsylvania
- When
- June 15, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania County, Dry Fork
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -79.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsylvania
- When
- June 15, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania County, Gretna
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -79.367
Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell
- When
- June 15, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, Long Is
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.083, -79.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- June 15, 5:40 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, North Portion
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.867, -78.917
Lightning, Franklin
- When
- June 15, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Henry
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsylvania
- When
- June 15, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania County, 7 mi N of Danville City
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.667, -79.283
Thunderstorm Wind, Danville (C)
- When
- June 15, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Danville (C) County, Danville
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.583, -79.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- June 15, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Fontaine
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.650, -79.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Danville (C)
- When
- June 15, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Danville (C) County, Danville
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 36.583, -79.417
Flash Flood, Halifax
- When
- June 15, 9:00 PM EST to June 16, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Central Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in South Carolina, June 15 to 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 15, 2000
- Tornado in Ohio, June 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 15, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 15, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 15, 2000
- High Wind in Idaho, June 15, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, June 15, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 15, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 15, 2000
- Flash Flood in New York, June 15, 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: 5153144, 5151688, 5151680, 5151681, 5151682, 5151689, 5151690, 5151683, 5151686, 5151684, 5151685, 5151687.