Lightning Strike in Virginia, March 31, 2000

Deaths

0

Injuries

2

Property damage

None recorded

Crop damage

None recorded

Events

1

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.

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:04 UTC.

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Lightning

A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

• Rip Current in Florida, March 31, 20001 death · 1 event
• High Wind in California, March 31, 2000$375,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
• Heat and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 31, 200028 events
• High Wind in Nevada, March 31, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Pennsylvania, March 31, 200010 events
• High Surf in Hawaii, March 31, 20006 events
• Waterspouts in Florida, March 31, 20005 events
• High Wind in California, March 31, 20005 events
• Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, March 31, 2000$500 · F0 · 5 events
• Excessive Heat in Maryland, March 31, 20005 events
• Excessive Heat in Delaware, March 31, 20004 events
• Funnel Cloud in Florida, March 31, 20001 event

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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: 5138652.