Virginia, 2000

Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 2, 2000

September 2, 2000 · NWS RNK · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

Heavy thunderstorm rains during the early morning of the 2nd flooded and closed the intersection of Eighth Street and Rockbridge Road, and washed out 2 driveways in Glasgow. The first floor of one home in Glasgow was also flooded resulting in damage.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 RNK wrote it up.

Heavy thunderstorm rains during the early morning of the 2nd flooded and closed the intersection of Eighth Street and Rockbridge Road, and washed out 2 driveways in Glasgow. The first floor of one home in Glasgow was also flooded resulting in damage. Heavy rain in the southern part of Rockbridge County caused several small streams to flood, closing some roads.In Amherst County, heavy rain caused Maple Run to flood onto Route 665, one and a half miles south of Lowesville, and the Pedlar River to flood Route 635 near Pedlar Mills.

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Event by event

4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Rockbridge

When
September 2, 1:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
Where
Rockbridge County, Glasgow
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
37.815, -79.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Rockbridge

When
September 2, 1:30 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
Where
Rockbridge County, South Portion
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.815, -79.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Amherst

When
September 2, 3:45 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
Where
Amherst County, Pedlar Mills
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Amherst

When
September 2, 4:00 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
Where
Amherst County, 2 mi S of Lowesville
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.605, -79.145 (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: 5156135, 5156136, 5156138, 5156137.