65
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$709K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Davidson County, North Carolina: 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.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Davidson County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Davidson County is the 2010s, when 25 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 Davidson County archive, flash flood makes up 12.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #389 for this hazard and #14 within North Carolina, putting it in the 87.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for flash flood in Davidson County with 19 recorded events, while Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2010 | LEXINGTON | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | YADKIN COLLEGE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | ELLER | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | THOMASVILLE | 0 | $2K |
| Aug 8, 2024 | GORDONTOWN | 0 | $2K |
| Aug 8, 2024 | GORDONTOWN | 0 | $4K |
| Jan 9, 2024 | REEDS XRDS | 0 | $20K |
| Jan 9, 2024 | DENTON | 0 | $10K |
| Jun 11, 2021 | SHALE BRICK | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | THOMASVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | THOMASVILLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Davidson County
- Thunderstorm Wind 304
- Hail 116
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous roads were flooded in the Lexington area. Water from a swollen creek flooded a home near the intersection of Union Street and Westside Drive. Also, an infant drowned when his mother's car went off the road, struck a concrete culvert and went down a steep embankment. The car landed upside down in a swollen creek. The infant's safety seat was pushed out of the car by rushing water. The infant's body was found about 200 feet downstream from the car.
Several creeks produced moderate to major flooding including Hamby Creek, Rich Fork Creek, and Abbotts Creek. Several roads and bridges were washed out, and 34 roads were under water. 21 homes, 4 apartments, one school, and one fire station were flooded. Areas around Lexington and Thomasville sustained the worst flooding.
Numerous streets were closed in the city of Thomasville when 2-3 inches of rain fell. Some of these included, but are not limited to, Randolph Street at Holly Hill Road, Arthur Drive at Liberty Drive, Blair Street at Ridgeway Drive and Forest Drive at Maplewood Avenue.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Davidson County, North Carolina?
65 flash flood events are recorded in Davidson County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Davidson County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Davidson County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Davidson 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 Davidson County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/davidson-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.