Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 31, 2000

Name: Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 31, 2000
Start: 2000-10-01T00:01
End: 2000-10-31T23:59
Location: Virginia

October 1 to 31, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

Event by event

2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Henrico / Richmond

When: October 1, 12:01 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Henrico / Richmond forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Although not technically a drought, much of eastern Virginia experienced extremely dry conditions during the month of October. Only .01 of an inch of precipitation fell at Richmond International Airport making it the driest month ever on record. Norfolk International Airport also received only .01 inches of precipitation during the month. This was the driest month ever recorded at Norfolk also. A very wet summer prevented a more hazardous fire situation than would normally be experienced under such dry conditions. However, several small brush fires were reported over the region. Crops also were able to withstand the lack of rainfall due to a very wet summertime.

Drought, Norfolk / Hampton / Portsmouth

When: October 1, 12:01 AM EST to October 10, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Norfolk / Hampton / Portsmouth forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, October 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: 5158709, 5158710.