Flash Flood in Holmes County, Florida

Flash Flood in Holmes County, Florida: 49 recorded events between 1998 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #616 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Holmes County is the 2020s, when 30 of the county's 49 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 Holmes County archive, flash flood makes up 13.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #616 for this hazard and #11 within Florida, putting it in the 79.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Sep is the peak month for flash flood in Holmes County with 20 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 210
• Flood 60

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many flash flood events are on record in Holmes County, Florida?

49 flash flood events are recorded in Holmes County between 1998 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Holmes County?

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

Where does the flash flood data for Holmes 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.