Thunderstorms during the late morning through evening of  the 17th generated a tornado, and produced hail up to one and three quarter inches in diameter, damaging winds, flash flooding, and lightning damage.A tornado briefly touched down in a field in Gladys. No damage was reported.Hail drifts were up to 12 inches deep on the north side of Christiansburg in Montgomery County Lightning struck a house 2 miles north of Altavista, starting a fire that burned to house to the ground. A second house in Brookneal was struck by lightning starting a fire that caused minor damage.Heavy thunderstorm rains caused Little Ivy Creek to flood from 1/2 mile east of Vesta to 5 miles east of Vesta, and caused Poplar Road and Alleghany Springs Road to flood 2 miles west of Shawsville. Heavy rain flooded and closed the following; numerous streets in the City of Roanoke, School Board Road in Rocky Mount, Snake Creek Bridge on Route 58 five miles southeast of Hillsville, and McCoy Road in Christiansburg.  Heavy rain flooded Spoon Creek onto Route 58, closing it, 2 miles east of Stuart, caused a mudslide closing Route 759  four miles southwest of  Sydnorsville,  flooded small streams in Rocky Mt, and flooded and closed roads in southeastern Rockbridge County, and across Charlotte County.Heavy rain caused minor small stream flooding of Broad Run onto  Route 618 in several places from 4 miles east of New Castle to 4 miles south of New Castle, and Sinking Creek onto Route 608 in Maybrook.After flooding earlier in the afternoon in Roanoke County and the City of Roanoke, additional heavy rain flooded roads in Vinton and in the City of Roanoke, closing some. Carvins and Masons Creeks flooded in northern Roanoke County,  and  Tinker Creek and Glade Creek also flooded in Roanoke County and in the City of RoanokeThunderstorm winds on the afternoon of the 17th blew out windows in a house in Penhook and downed trees and power lines in central Wythe County.Thunderstorm winds also damaged houses, cars, mobile homes, barns, and downed trees and power lines in southern Franklin County.

Flash Flood in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 13:00:00 to 17-APR-00 13:00:00 (EST)
Location: VESTA
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 13:05:00 to 17-APR-00 13:05:00 (EST)
Location: PENHOOK
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Hail in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 13:10:00 to 17-APR-00 13:10:00 (EST)
Location: HENRY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 11:27:00 to 17-APR-00 11:27:00 (EST)
Location: WYTHEVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 12:19:00 to 17-APR-00 12:19:00 (EST)
Location: MEADOWS OF DAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 12:25:00 to 17-APR-00 12:25:00 (EST)
Location: CHRISTIANSBURG
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Flash Flood in ROANOKE (C), VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 20:10:00 to 17-APR-00 21:00:00 (EST)
Location: ROANOKE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 20:35:00 to 17-APR-00 22:00:00 (EST)
Location: SYDNORSVILLE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 22:00:00 to 17-APR-00 23:30:00 (EST)
Location: ROCKY MT
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 22:00:00 to 17-APR-00 23:30:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH PORTION
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in ROANOKE (C), VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 22:00:00 to 17-APR-00 23:30:00 (EST)
Location: ROANOKE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 14:55:00 to 17-APR-00 14:55:00 (EST)
Location: HURT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 12:35:00 to 17-APR-00 12:40:00 (EST)
Location: CHRISTIANSBURG
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Hail in CHARLOTTE, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 13:41:00 to 17-APR-00 13:41:00 (EST)
Location: CHARLOTTE COURT HOUS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in CHARLOTTE, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 14:02:00 to 17-APR-00 14:02:00 (EST)
Location: CHARLOTTE COURT HOUS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in CARROLL, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 19:30:00 to 17-APR-00 20:30:00 (EST)
Location: HILLSVILLE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 19:50:00 to 17-APR-00 20:30:00 (EST)
Location: CHRISTIANSBURG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 19:45:00 to 17-APR-00 20:45:00 (EST)
Location: STUART
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 20:10:00 to 17-APR-00 21:30:00 (EST)
Location: VINTON
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 13:14:00 to 17-APR-00 13:14:00 (EST)
Location: SHAWSVILLE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 13:15:00 to 17-APR-00 13:15:00 (EST)
Location: SHAWSVILLE
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Hail in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 13:30:00 to 17-APR-00 13:30:00 (EST)
Location: REDWOOD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 14:21:00 to 17-APR-00 14:21:00 (EST)
Location: NARUNA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Tornado in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 14:52:00 to 17-APR-00 14:52:00 (EST)
Location: GLADYS
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 15:00:00 to 17-APR-00 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: ALTAVISTA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 15:12:00 to 17-APR-00 15:12:00 (EST)
Location: HURT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: POST OFFICE

Hail in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 16:25:00 to 17-APR-00 16:25:00 (EST)
Location: WYTHEVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in ROANOKE (C), VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 17:06:00 to 17-APR-00 18:00:00 (EST)
Location: ROANOKE
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 19:00:00 to 17-APR-00 19:45:00 (EST)
Location: ROCKY MT
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 13:45:00 to 17-APR-00 14:05:00 (EST)
Location: SOUTH PORTION
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 21:10:00 to 17-APR-00 23:00:00 (EST)
Location: SOUTHEAST PORTION
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 12:13:00 to 17-APR-00 12:13:00 (EST)
Location: CALLAWAY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 14:00:00 to 17-APR-00 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: SANDY LEVEL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in CARROLL, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 17:13:00 to 17-APR-00 17:13:00 (EST)
Location: FANCY GAP
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in CARROLL, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 17:40:00 to 17-APR-00 17:40:00 (EST)
Location: HILLSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 18:05:00 to 17-APR-00 18:05:00 (EST)
Location: WOOLWINE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in CRAIG, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 11:45:00 to 17-APR-00 12:30:00 (EST)
Location: NEW CASTLE
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Flood in GILES, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 11:45:00 to 17-APR-00 12:30:00 (EST)
Location: MAYBROOK
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 16:30:00 to 17-APR-00 16:35:00 (EST)
Location: CENTRAL PORTION
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Flash Flood in CHARLOTTE, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 22:00:00 to 17-APR-00 22:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Lightning in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 14:00:00 to 17-APR-00 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: ALTAVISTA
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Lightning in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 17-APR-00 14:15:00 to 17-APR-00 14:15:00 (EST)
Location: BROOKNEAL
Property damage: 3K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER