Flash Flood, Summers
- When
- July 5, 11:45 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Summers County, Hinton
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.656, -80.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 5, 2000
5 miles northwest of Hinton, flooded houses in Meadow Creek, flooded and closed County Route 7 in Creamery, and flooded part of Indian Creek in the west portion of Monroe County. Flooding of Laurel Branch 1/2 mile north of Sandstone isolated houses.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
Thunderstorm rains on the afternoon of the 5th produced flash flooding.Heavy thunderstorm rains caused streams and creeks to flood from Hinton to 2.5 miles northwest of Hinton, flooded houses in Meadow Creek, flooded and closed County Route 7 in Creamery, and flooded part of Indian Creek in the west portion of Monroe County. Flooding of Laurel Branch 1/2 mile north of Sandstone isolated houses.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:44 UTC.
Event by event
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Summers
- When
- July 5, 12:00 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Summers County, Meadow Creek
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.656, -80.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Summers
- When
- July 5, 12:15 PM EST
- Where
- Summers County, 1 mi N of Sandstone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.656, -80.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Monroe
- When
- July 5, 12:40 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Creamery
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.560, -80.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Monroe
- When
- July 5, 12:40 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, West Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.560, -80.551 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 5, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 5, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, July 5, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, July 5 to 6, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 5, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 5, 2000
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 5, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 5 to 6, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, July 5, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 5, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Dakota, July 5, 2000
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, July 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: 5162539, 5162828, 5162829, 5162830, 5162831.