Flash Flood in Greene County, Virginia

Flash Flood in Greene County, Virginia: 67 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #369 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Greene County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 67 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 Greene County archive, flash flood makes up 24.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #369 for this hazard and #13 within Virginia, putting it in the 87.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for flash flood in Greene County with 22 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 115
• Flood 65

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

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

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Greene County?

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

Where does the flash flood data for Greene 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.