Flash Flood in Dutchess County, New York

Flash Flood in Dutchess County, New York: 63 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #413 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Dutchess County is the 2020s, when 26 of the county's 63 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 Dutchess County archive, flash flood makes up 6.6% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #413 for this hazard and #25 within New York, putting it in the 86.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Sep is the peak month for flash flood in Dutchess County with 22 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 669
• Hail 159

How many flash flood events are on record in Dutchess County, New York?

63 flash flood events are recorded in Dutchess County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Dutchess County?

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

Where does the flash flood data for Dutchess 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.