Flash Flood in Warren County, Virginia

Flash Flood in Warren County, Virginia: 45 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #703 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Warren County is the 1990s, when 14 of the county's 45 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 Warren County archive, flash flood makes up 14.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #703 for this hazard and #33 within Virginia, putting it in the 76.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Warren County with 10 recorded events, while Oct 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 152
• Flood 58

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

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

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Warren County?

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

Where does the flash flood data for Warren 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.