Heavy Rain, Augusta
- When
- June 28, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Augusta County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.165, -79.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Virginia, June 28, 2000
Thunderstorms that produced very heavy rainfall moved very slowly across central Virginia during the afternoon and early evening of the 28th. Minor street flooding and swollen creeks and streams occurred across the area.
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
- 4
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.
Thunderstorms that produced very heavy rainfall moved very slowly across central Virginia during the afternoon and early evening of the 28th. Minor street flooding and swollen creeks and streams occurred across the area. In Highland County, 1.91 inches of rain fell in Mustoe, 1.90 inches fell in Monterey, and 1.60 inches fell in McDowell. In Augusta County, rainfall totals included 3.00 inches in Spottswood, 2.64 inches in Craigsville, 2.60 inches in Churchville, 2.16 inches in Sherando, 2.03 inches in Craigsville, and 1.50 inches in Scottsville. In Albemarle County, 4.35 inches fell at Wintergreen Resort and 3.18 inches fell at McCormick Observatory. In Nelson County, 1.54 inches of rain was recorded at Devils Knob.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Albemarle
- When
- June 28, 3:00 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, Highland
- When
- June 28, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Highland County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.362, -79.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Nelson
- When
- June 28, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 28 to 29, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 28 to 29, 2000
- Hail in North Dakota, June 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 28, 2000
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, June 28, 2000
- Tornadoes in New Mexico, June 28, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Arizona, June 28, 2000
- Flooding in Oklahoma, June 28 to 30, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, June 28 to 29, 2000
- Flash Flood in Virginia, June 28, 2000
- Flash Flood in Delaware, June 28, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 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: 5151769, 5151770, 5153620, 5153621.