West Virginia, 2000Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 6, 2000
August 6, 2000 · NWS PBZ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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, Brooke
- When
- August 6, 8:25 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Brooke County, Follansbee
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.274, -80.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms training across the county produced rainfall amounts of between 1.5 and 2.0 inches in less than 2 hours, causing street flooding in the Follansbee area.
Flash Flood, Preston
- When
- August 6, 10:10 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Preston County, Bruceton Mills
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -79.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall, resulting in minor stream and creek flooding near Big Bear Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- August 6, 11:25 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.517, -80.583
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.
- 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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, August 6, 200012 injured · $5.0 million · F1 · 30 events
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, August 6 to 7, 2000$11 million · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 6 to 7, 2000$705,000 · 1.75 in hail · 21 events
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 6, 2000$500,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 6, 2000$260,000 · 62 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 6, 20001 injured · $90,000 · 60 kt wind · 17 events
- Flash Flood in Maryland, August 6, 2000$250,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, August 6, 2000$188,000 · 70 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail in South Dakota, August 6, 2000$200,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 6, 2000$120,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 6, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Pennsylvania, August 6 to 7, 2000$100,000 · 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: 5156265, 5156266, 5156267.