Virginia, 2000

Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 2, 2000

September 2, 2000 · NWS RNK · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

5 miles south of Pulaski, flooded and closed several roads in Lynchburg, and flooded and closed parts of Route 220 from Hot Springs to 2 miles northeast of Hot Springs. Heavy thunderstorm rains in the southwest portion of Pittsylvanina County caused streams to flood and close several roads.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 RNK wrote it up.

Heavy thunderstorm rains during the afternoon and evening of the 2nd produced flash flooding.Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded and closed Franklin Street in Rocky Mount, caused creeks to flood from 9 miles east of Pulaski to 10.5 miles east of Pulaski closing several roads, washed out a culvert damaging Route 609, 6.5 miles south of Pulaski, flooded and closed several roads in Lynchburg, and flooded and closed parts of Route 220 from Hot Springs to 2 miles northeast of Hot Springs. Heavy thunderstorm rains in the southwest portion of Pittsylvanina County caused streams to flood and close several roads.

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Event by event

6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Pulaski

When
September 2, 1:03 PM EST
Where
Pulaski County, 9 mi E of Pulaski
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.064, -80.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Pulaski

When
September 2, 1:20 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Pulaski County, 7 mi S of Pulaski
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.064, -80.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Franklin

When
September 2, 1:40 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
Where
Franklin County, Rocky Mt
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Bath

When
September 2, 5:30 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Bath County, Hot Spgs
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.059, -79.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Lynchburg (C)

When
September 2, 6:00 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where
Lynchburg (C) County, Lynchburg
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.414, -79.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Pittsylvania

When
September 2, 8:45 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
Where
Pittsylvania County, Southwest Portion
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.821, -79.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

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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: 5157403, 5156131, 5157402, 5156133, 5156132, 5156134.