Virginia, 2000Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 3, 2000
September 3, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
Flash Flood, Powhatan
- When
- September 3, 12:05 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Powhatan County, Powhatan
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped heavy rain over portions of the eastern Virginia piedmont causing flooding of the intersection of Routes 522 and 60 near Powhatan.
Flash Flood, Brunswick
- When
- September 3, 12:30 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Dolphin
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.765, -77.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped heavy rain which caused flooding on Planners Road in Dolphin.
Flash Flood, Emporia
- When
- September 3, 12:30 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Emporia County, Emporia
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.686, -77.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped heavy rain which resulted in flooding at the intersection of Route 58 and Highway 619 near Emporia.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 3, 20001 death · 2 injured · $1.1 million · 4 events
- Hail in Nebraska, September 3, 2000$1.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 3, 2000$250,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 3, 2000$125,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 3, 2000$75,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Florida, September 3, 2000$60,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 3, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, September 3, 2000$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in New York, September 3, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 3, 20001 injured · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 3, 2000$14,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 3, 2000$15,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5174545, 5174546, 5174547.