Flash Flood in Culpeper County, Virginia

Flash Flood in Culpeper County, Virginia: 53 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #561 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flash flood in Culpeper County is the 2010s, when 26 of the county's 53 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Culpeper County archive, flash flood makes up 11.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #561 for this hazard and #24 within Virginia, putting it in the 81.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Culpeper County with 12 recorded events, while Apr is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 255
• Flood 91
• Hail 52

How many flash flood events are on record in Culpeper County, Virginia?

53 flash flood events are recorded in Culpeper County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Culpeper County?

The strongest flash flood on record in Culpeper County measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for Culpeper County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.