Heavy Rain in Virginia, March 29 to 30, 2001

Name: Heavy Rain in Virginia, March 29 to 30, 2001
Start: 2001-03-29T10:00
End: 2001-03-30T10:00
Location: Virginia

March 29 to 30, 2001 · NWS LWX · 33 events in 33 counties and zones

Low pressure brought a period of heavy rainfall to the Mid Atlantic region between the morning of the 29th and the morning of the 30th. 5 inches of rain was recorded.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 33 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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 LWX wrote it up.

Low pressure brought a period of heavy rainfall to the Mid Atlantic region between the morning of the 29th and the morning of the 30th. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain was recorded.

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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 29, 9:45 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 9:45 AM EST, 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
945 AM EST THU MAR 29 2001

RAFL HAS ADVNCD ACRS MUCH OF CWFA ATTM...AND SHUD MAKE IT ACRS REST
OF AREA NXT HR OR SO. MRNG SNDGS MOIST...BUT H8 TEMP INCR OF 3C FM
15-21 UTC SHUD SPPRT A MODEST MAXT RISE. IN THE W...AMS NOT AS
SATURTD BUT CAD WL COMPENSATE. GOING /DREARY/ FCST LOOKS FINE PER
12Z ETA...AND WL ADJUST MAINLY FOR CRRNT CONDS-- RMV MRNG WRDG AND
SNW MNTN IN W.  MAY END UP BEING THE LWR END OF MAXT RNG.

RADAR INFO...REPLCMNT PART ON A PLANE RIGHT NOW...HOPEFULLY RADAR WL
BE BACK UP THIS AFTN.

NEW ZFP...ETC 1500-1530 UTC.

.LWX...
DC...NONE.
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

HTS

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

33 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Frederick

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Frederick County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.205, -78.263 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Winchester (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Winchester (C) County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.186, -78.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Clarke

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Clarke County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Loudoun

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Loudoun County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Fairfax

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Fairfax County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.835, -77.276 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Fairfax (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Fairfax (C) County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.846, -77.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Arlington

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Arlington County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.879, -77.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Alexandria (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Alexandria (C) County, Alexandria
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.805, -77.047 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Falls Church (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Falls Church (C) County, Falls Church
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.882, -77.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Prince William

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Prince William County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.702, -77.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Manassas (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Manassas (C) County, Manassas
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.751, -77.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Manassas Park (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Manassas Park (C) County, Manassas Park
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.784, -77.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Fauquier

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Fauquier County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Warren

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Warren County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Shenandoah

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Shenandoah County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Page

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Page County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Rappahannock

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Rappahannock County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Culpeper

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Culpeper County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Stafford

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Stafford County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, King George

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: King George County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Spotsylvania

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Spotsylvania County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.185, -77.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Fredericksburg (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Fredericksburg (C) County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.303, -77.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Orange

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Orange County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Madison

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Madison County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Greene

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Greene County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Rockingham

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Rockingham County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.512, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Harrisonburg (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Harrisonburg (C) County, Harrisonburg
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.450, -78.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Albemarle

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Albemarle County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.023, -78.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Charlottesville (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Charlottesville (C) County, Charlottesville
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Nelson

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Nelson County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Augusta

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Augusta County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.165, -79.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Staunton (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Staunton (C) County, Staunton
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.149, -79.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Waynesboro (C)

When: March 29, 10:00 AM EST to March 30, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Waynesboro (C) County, Waynesboro
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.069, -78.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, March 2001

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: 5239601, 5239602, 5239603, 5239604, 5239605, 5239606, 5239607, 5239608, 5239609, 5239610, 5239611, 5239612, 5239613, 5239614, 5239615, 5239616, 5239617, 5239618, 5239619, 5239620, 5239621, 5239622, 5239623, 5239624, 5239625, 5239626, 5239627, 5239628, 5239629, 5239630, 5239631, 5239632, 5239633.