Heavy Rain, Prince William
- When
- June 17, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 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 Heavy Rain in Virginia, June 17, 2000
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped very heavy rain across the northern half of Virginia during the afternoon and evening of the 17th. In Shenandoah County, 2 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes in New Market.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 6
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped very heavy rain across the northern half of Virginia during the afternoon and evening of the 17th. In Shenandoah County, 2 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes in New Market. The weight of the water from the deluge collapsed a large tent at the Shenandoah Valley Academy, injuring 6 people. Nearby gravel roads were washed out. Rainfall totals included 2.87 inches in Woodstock, 2.71 inches in New Market, 1.66 inches at Smiths Creek, 1.46 inches at Bernshire Dam, and 1.38 inches in Detrick. In Page County, 2.18 inches fell in Luray and 1.27 inches fell at Lewis Mountain Camp. In Rockingham County, 1.75 inches fell at Cootes Store and 1.26 inches fell at Swift Run. In Augusta County, 1.26 inches fell at Elkhorn Lake, In Highland County, 1.28 inches fell in Monterey. In Albemarle County, 2.68 inches fell at the McCormick Observatory and 1.80 inches fell at Crozet. In Madison County, 1.39 inches fell in Graves Mill. In Culpeper County, 2.57 inches fell in Culpeper. In Rappahannock County, 1.92 inches fell in Sperryville. Water covered routes 211 and 620 in the area of Fletcher Mill. In Fauquier County, 1.80 inches fell in Remington and 1.65 inches fell in Warrenton. In Prince William County, 1.92 inches fell at Lake Jackson. In Loudoun County, 1.60 inches fell in Middleburg. In Fairfax County, 2.17 inches fell in Annandale.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Fairfax
- When
- June 17, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfax County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.835, -77.276 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Loudoun
- When
- June 17, 1:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Loudoun County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Shenandoah
- When
- June 17, 3:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah County, New Market
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain collapsed a tent, resulting in 6 injuries.
Heavy Rain, Fauquier
- When
- June 17, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 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, Albemarle
- When
- June 17, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Albemarle County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.023, -78.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Rockingham
- When
- June 17, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.512, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Culpeper
- When
- June 17, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Culpeper County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Rappahannock
- When
- June 17, 5:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Rappahannock County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Routes 211 and 620 were flooded.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- 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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- High Wind in California, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, June 17, 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: 5154444, 5154445, 5154446, 5154354, 5154355, 5154356, 5154357, 5154443, 5154442.