Virginia, 2001

Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 13, 2001

June 13, 2001 · NWS RNK · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

Heavy rains caused Little Stony Creek to flood 3 miles northeast of Pembroke, requiring several people to be rescued. Thunderstorm winds downed trees across Bath County, and a large tree onto a house in Virgilina, causing minor damage to the roof.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
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.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 13th produced damaging winds and heavy rain that resulted in flash flooding.Heavy rains caused Little Stony Creek to flood 3 miles northeast of Pembroke, requiring several people to be rescued. Little Stony Creek also flooded onto Route 623, one mile northeast of Pembroke, and heavy thunderstorm rains also washed out a road in Warm Springs.Thunderstorm winds downed trees across Bath County, and a large tree onto a house in Virgilina, causing minor damage to the roof.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 9:15 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 9:15 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
1015 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

AM PLANNING TO UPDATE TO REFRESH WORDING. HARD TO TELL IF ANY
OUTFLOW REMAINS FROM TSRA THAT CAME THRU WV9 LAST NGT BUT MSAS HAD
BEST LIS AND THETA-E GRADIENT IN THE ERN CWA...BUT WL KEEP CHC POPS
IN THIS AFTN. NO CHANGES NEEDED TO MAX TEMP OR CLD FCST.

.RNK...
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

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The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:14 UTC.

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Event by event

3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Giles

When
June 13, 12:10 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where
Giles County, 3 mi NE of Pembroke
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.314, -80.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Giles

When
June 13, 1:00 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Giles County, 1 mi NE of Pembroke
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.314, -80.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bath

When
June 13, 3:15 PM EST
Where
Bath County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.067, -79.750

Flash Flood, Bath

When
June 13, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Bath County, Warm Spgs
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.059, -79.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax

When
June 13, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Halifax County, Virgilina
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.550, -78.783

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.
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.

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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: 5252008, 5252009, 5252011, 5252012, 5252010.