Flash Flood, Botetourt
- When
- September 3, 2:15 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt County, 1 mi S of Oriskany
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 3, 2000
Heavy rain caused small streams and creeks to flood from 9 miles east of Pulaski to 11 miles east of Pulaski, Blackwater Creek to flood and close Hollins Mill Road in Lynchburg, and several creeks to flood from 1 mile south of Oriskany to 3 miles south of Oriskany.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 thunderstormain rain during the afternoon of the 3rd caused flash flooding.Heavy rain caused small streams and creeks to flood from 9 miles east of Pulaski to 11 miles east of Pulaski, Blackwater Creek to flood and close Hollins Mill Road in Lynchburg, and several creeks to flood from 1 mile south of Oriskany to 3 miles south of Oriskany.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:13 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Lynchburg (C)
- When
- September 3, 3:15 PM EST to 4:45 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, Pulaski
- When
- September 3, 4:15 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, 9 mi E of Pulaski
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.064, -80.714 (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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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Nebraska, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Florida, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 3, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, September 3, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New York, September 3, 2000
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 3, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, September 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: 5174552, 5174551, 5174550.