40
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$7.2M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Jackson County, West Virginia: 40 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #826 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Jackson County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Jackson County is the 2020s, when 16 of the county's 40 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 Jackson County archive, flash flood makes up 14.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #826 for this hazard and #19 within West Virginia, putting it in the 72.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Jackson County with 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2016 | MILLWOOD | 0 | 1 | 0 | $500K |
| Apr 16, 2011 | GIVEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | $20K |
| Mar 1, 1997 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 0 | 2 | $200K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | ADVENT | 0 | $0 |
| May 13, 2025 | BELGROVE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | SILVERTON | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | PARCHMENT VLY | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | FAIR PLAIN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | FAIR PLAIN | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | LE ROY | 0 | $5K |
| Aug 11, 2022 | NEW ERA | 0 | $3K |
| Aug 10, 2022 | EVANS | 0 | $900K |
| May 6, 2022 | ROCK CASTLE | 0 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Jackson County
- Thunderstorm Wind 132
- Hail 77
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Flash flooding occurred in scattered locations, mostly in the northern half of the county. In Ravenswood, a small stream along Utah Road called Lick Run is usually ankle deep. It rose 6 feet. A 4 year old toddler slipped into the water. The grandfather jumped in, but could not rescue him. His body was found the following day, about a quarter mile away. ||A preliminary damage assessment was done in this county. It had 10 homes destroyed and about 2 dozen with damage.
Streams overflowed onto the usual low spots. Shortly after 0900E, a 79 year old man was heading back home after a church pancake breakfast. He was traveling down Copper Fork Road near Sandyville which is also Route 33/8. Water from Copper Fork had come out of the banks in an area considered a low water crossing. The man still tried to drive across the dip in the road. The water was moving swiftly and his car was pulled into the creek. Before emergency workers reached the scene, neighbors had successfully pulled him halfway out of the car with a rope. At that time, the vehicle was pushed further down the stream. The car became lodged under a bridge and the neighbors lost sight of the driver. Swift water rescuers could not save him. He drowned.
Several houses were inundated with water in Fairplain. Charleston Road was closed for a period of time due to Grasslick Run being out of its banks in Fairplain. Portions of Charleston Road were also impassable up north in Ripley. Numerous residences were flooding in Ripley with First Avenue, Sheriff Drive, and North Church Street some of the roads impacted.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Jackson County, West Virginia?
40 flash flood events are recorded in Jackson County between 1996 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Jackson County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Jackson County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Jackson 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.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Jackson County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/jackson-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.