Virginia, 2000

Flash Flood and Heat in Virginia, June 25, 2000

June 25, 2000 · NWS LWX · 31 events in 23 counties and zones

High pressure in combination with sunny skies caused afternoon temperatures to reach into the upper 80s to mid 90s on the 25th. Dew points reached into the lower 70s, creating heat indices in the middle 90s to lower 100s.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$13,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
31

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.

High pressure in combination with sunny skies caused afternoon temperatures to reach into the upper 80s to mid 90s on the 25th. Dew points reached into the lower 70s, creating heat indices in the middle 90s to lower 100s. Normal high temperatures across the area for the last week of June are in the middle to upper 80s. The combination of heat and humidity also led to the development of thunderstorms, some of which produced damaging wind, very heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, and large hail. In Page County, a lightning strike blew cinder blocks off a church steeple in Shenandoah. In Rockingham County, a lightning strike damaged a school bell tower in Dayton and a baseball field scoreboard in Elkton. High winds also downed trees in Elkton. In Orange County, dime sized hail fell on Harwick Mountain. Over two inches of rain fell in portions of Loudoun and Fauquier Counties. Rainfall totals included 2.52 inches in Ashburn and 2.12 inches at The Plains. Route 50 was closed by high water between Gilbert's Corner and the start of the 4 lane highway. In addition, high winds downed two trees onto Route 50 just east of Gilbert's Corner.

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:07 UTC.

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Event by event

23 heat, 3 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Augusta

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Augusta forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Rockingham

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Highland

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Highland forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, Madison

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Orange

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Loudoun

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, Clarke

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Clarke forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Frederick

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Frederick forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Nelson

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Nelson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Albemarle

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Albemarle forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Spotsylvania

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Spotsylvania forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Greene

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Arlington

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Arlington forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Fairfax

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fairfax forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, King George

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
King George forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Stafford

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Stafford forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Culpeper

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Culpeper forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Rappahannock

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Rappahannock forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Page

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Page forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Shenandoah

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Shenandoah forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Prince William

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Prince William forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, Fauquier

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fauquier forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, Warren

When
June 25, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning, Rockingham

When
June 25, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Dayton
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.512, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A lightning strike damaged a school bell tower.

Lightning, Rockingham

When
June 25, 5:10 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Elkton
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.512, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A lightning strike damaged a baseball field scoreboard.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham

When
June 25, 5:10 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Elkton
Property damage
$500
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.417, -78.617

Three trees were downed.

Lightning, Page

When
June 25, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Page County, Shenandoah
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A lightning strike damaged a church steeple.

Hail, Orange

When
June 25, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Orange County, 2 mi N of Barboursville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.200, -78.283

Dime sized hail fell.

Flash Flood, Loudoun

When
June 25, 9:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where
Loudoun County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Route 50 was closed by high water.

Heavy Rain, Fauquier

When
June 25, 9:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where
Fauquier County, North Portion
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Loudoun

When
June 25, 9:30 PM EST
Where
Loudoun County, 3 mi E of Aldie
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
38.970, -77.583

Two trees were downed onto Route 50 just east of Gilbert's Corner.

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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.
Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 5154452, 5154453, 5154454, 5154455, 5154456, 5154457, 5154458, 5154754, 5154755, 5154756, 5154757, 5154758, 5154759, 5154760, 5154761, 5154762, 5154763, 5154764, 5154765, 5154766, 5154767, 5154768, 5154769, 5154771, 5153220, 5154772, 5154770, 5153221, 5153222, 5153224, 5153223.