70
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$20.2M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Richmond city, Virginia: 70 recorded events between 1999 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #339 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Richmond city, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Richmond city is the 2020s, when 59 of the county's 70 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 Richmond city archive, flash flood makes up 30.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #339 for this hazard and #9 within Virginia, putting it in the 88.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Richmond city with 26 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2004 | RICHMOND | 0 | 3 | 0 | $20.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | RICHMOND | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2025 | RICHMOND | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2025 | RICHMOND | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | RICHMOND | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | WELLFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | WELLFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | WELLFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | WELLFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | WELLFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | WELLFORD | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Richmond city
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Rainfall amounts between 5 and 12 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding. In addition, about 20 blocks of downtown Richmond were condemned due to the floodwaters. A brick building collapsed in the city's historic and low-lying Shockoe Bottom area, and several dozen buildings had extensive water damage after floodwaters reached depths of up to 10 feet.
The Virginia Statewide Incidents page posted that a water rescue occurred on the 1900 block of Bainbridge Street. Fire crews were reported to be on scene with two boats deployed and crews rescuing one adult and two juveniles from a vehicle submerged in water up to the wheel wells. No injuries were reported at the time of the report.
Heavy rain overwhelmed storm drains on Maury Street in South Richmond and sent water cascading in the basement of the Richmond Department of Public Utilities' Field Operations and Maintenance Facility. As much as five feet of water filled the 10,000 square foot basement and damaged several computers and internal department records. Ten inches of water was reported across Belt Boulevard between Hull Street and Midlothian Turnpike.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Richmond city, Virginia?
70 flash flood events are recorded in Richmond city between 1999 and 2025, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Richmond city?
The strongest flash flood on record in Richmond city measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Richmond city 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.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Richmond city, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/richmond-city/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.