42
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.9M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Perry County, Ohio: 42 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #779 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Perry County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Perry County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 42 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 Perry County archive, flash flood makes up 11.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #779 for this hazard and #25 within Ohio, putting it in the 74.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Perry County with 13 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2025 | CHALFANTS | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | ZIONTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | MC CUNEVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | CARTHON | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | ROSEVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 13, 2025 | CARRINGTON | 0 | $10K |
| May 13, 2025 | MAXVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | MAINSVILLE | 0 | $250 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | MC LUNEY | 0 | $500 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | THORNVILLE | 0 | $250 |
Other hazards here
More from Perry County
- Thunderstorm Wind 218
- Hail 68
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Small stream flooding occurred. ||The rainfall maximum affected the headwaters of Sunday Creek and Moxahala Creek. The water from Sunday Creek drained south through Corning, causing a dozen evacuations in town. The water was 4 feet over Route 13 in Corning. The water from Moxahala Creek flowed north and northeast. Its waters rose rapidly and flooded portions of Crooksville. Around 16 units of an apartment complex called Village Green was flooded. Water was as much as 3 feet deep. Also in Crooksville, a mobile home park and some homes along China Street were flooded. Around 15 people were evacuated in Crooksville.
The community of Corning was most affected by the flooding along Sunday Creek. Five houses sustained major damage. About 100 citizens were evacuated , while 25 residents were sheltered. Flooding also occurred along Federal and Wolf creeks.
Heavy rain from thunderstorms fell over the headwaters of Sunday Creek, north of town. The water surged through the town, flooding several buildings. The American Legion building had about 8 inches of water inside. The rail bed to the Conrail tracks was damaged. The cooperative observer at New Lexington measured 2.9 inches of rain in a 24 hour period that included this time span.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Perry County, Ohio?
42 flash flood events are recorded in Perry County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Perry County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Perry County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Perry 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 Perry County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/perry-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.