Flood in Stafford County, Virginia

Flood in Stafford County, Virginia: 69 recorded events between 2006 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #146 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flood in Stafford County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 69 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 Stafford County archive, flood makes up 15.0% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #146 for this hazard and #13 within Virginia, putting it in the 95.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for flood in Stafford County with 18 recorded events, while Jan 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 256
• Hail 74

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

69 flood events are recorded in Stafford County between 2006 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Stafford County?

The strongest flood on record in Stafford County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Stafford 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.