Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall moved across the region from mid morning until early evening on the 3rd. In Albemarle County, torrential downpours caused water contained behind Sugar Hollow Dam to overflow onto Sugar Hollow Road.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall moved across the region from mid morning until early evening on the 3rd. In Albemarle County, torrential downpours caused water contained behind Sugar Hollow Dam to overflow onto Sugar Hollow Road. Roue 810 in the northwest portion of the corner of the county was covered by nearly 2 feet of water. In Stafford County, officials received several reports of road flooding across the southern portion of the county. A vehicle in Falmouth was damaged by flood waters. The city of Fredericksburg was hit especially hard by flash flooding after a total of 2.24 inches of rain fell. Several residents of homes and ground floor apartments reported damaged from rapidly rising water that entered the structures through sewer systems, basement windows, and doors. Several motorists had to be rescued from their cars after driving into flooded sections of roadway. Some cars were submerged up to their windshields in water. High water blocked access to Mary Washington Hospital. A 4-foot-deep sinkhole appeared along Snowden Hills Boulevard after the deluge. Across Spotsylvania County, Route 17, Route 1, Leavells Road, and Loreilla Road were flooded. A spotter near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 208 reported a total of 2.6 inches of rain. In only 50 minutes, a total of 2.5 inches fell at the Spotsylvania County Courthouse. In Loudoun County, a total of 1.90 inches fell in Lincoln. In Alexandria, flooding was reported on King Street.
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:44 UTC.
5 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was reported on Route 810 and on Sugar Hollow Road.
Roads were flooded across the southern part of the county.
Motorists were stranded by rapidly rising water and buildings were flooded.
Route 17, Route 1, Leavells Road, and Loriella Road were flooded.
Flooding was reported on King Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, September 2000
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: 5157104, 5157101, 5157102, 5157103, 5157056, 5157057.