West Virginia, 2000Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 31, 2000
July 31, 2000 · NWS RLX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- 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, Wayne
- When
- July 31, 10:00 AM EST to 11:15 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Ft Gay
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads were blocked by flooding along small streams.
Flash Flood, Randolph
- When
- July 31, 2:30 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Beverly
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.775, -79.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Files Creek flooded a couple of homes and damaged a few private bridges. Water also surrounded some mobile homes.
Flash Flood, Pocahontas
- When
- July 31, 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas County, Dunmore
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.332, -80.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thomas Creek flooded portions of Route 28. A spotter in Frost reported 3 inches of rain, with 2.5 inches falling 2 miles south of Dunmore.
- 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.
- High Wind in North Dakota, July 31, 20001 death · 11 injured · $3.0 million · 1 event
- Heat in Texas, July 31, 20001 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 31, 2000$1.4 million · 7 events
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, July 31, 2000$275,000 · 3 events
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 31, 2000$188,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 31, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in Montana, July 31, 20006 injured · $10,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 31, 2000$75,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 31, 2000$75,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in New York, July 31, 2000$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flood in Indiana, July 31, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 31, 2000$40,000 · 4 events
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: 5155865, 5155866, 5155867.