Flash Flood in Nelson County, Virginia

Flash Flood in Nelson County, Virginia: 65 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #389 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Nelson County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 65 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 Nelson County archive, flash flood makes up 16.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #389 for this hazard and #14 within Virginia, putting it in the 87.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for flash flood in Nelson County with 17 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 202
• Flood 61
• Hail 46

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

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

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Nelson County?

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

Where does the flash flood data for Nelson 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.