43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Flood in Charles County, Maryland: 43 recorded events between 2006 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #301 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Charles County, Maryland: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Charles County is the 2020s, when 23 of the county's 43 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 Charles County archive, flood makes up 6.3% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #301 for this hazard and #12 within Maryland, putting it in the 89.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for flood in Charles County with 11 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2024 | ST CHARLES | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | PISGAH | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | MATTAWOMAN | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | BEANTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | GALLANT GREEN | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | ST CHARLES | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | WALDORF | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | WHITE PLAINS | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | INDIAN HEAD JCT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | MARYLAND PT | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Charles County
- Thunderstorm Wind 446
- Hail 96
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous roads were closed across Charles County, especially near La Plata, Port Tobacco, Bryans Road and Waldorf. One roadway closed due to flooding include Billingsley Road between White Plains and Bryans Roads. Buses were forced to return students to school due to flooded roadways.
The USGS stream gauge on Mattawoman Creek near Pomonkey exceeded flood stage between 256 PM on the 11th and 1030 AM on the 12th. Several roads, including Maryland Route 227, were flooded and closed while the gauge was over flood stage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Charles County, Maryland?
43 flood events are recorded in Charles County between 2006 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Charles County?
The strongest flood on record in Charles County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Charles 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
“Flood in Charles County, Maryland.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/maryland/charles-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.