70
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$117.2M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Ashe County, North Carolina: 70 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #339 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Ashe County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Ashe County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 70 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 Ashe County archive, flash flood makes up 24.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #339 for this hazard and #11 within North Carolina, putting it in the 88.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for flash flood in Ashe County with 17 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | GREEN VLY | 0 | 1 | 0 | $116.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 | JEFFERSON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | HEMLOCK | 0 | $15K |
| Sep 27, 2024 | GREEN VLY | 0 | $116.0M |
| Aug 31, 2024 | WEST JEFFERSON | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | FIG | 0 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | WARRENSVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | SMETHPORT | 0 | $25K |
| Apr 16, 2024 | GRAYSON | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | FLEETWOOD | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 29, 2020 | SCOTTVILLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Ashe County
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- Thunderstorm Wind 76
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several roads and culverts roads were damaged in flash flooding across Ashe County. A culvert collapsed on Frank Dillard Road causing a truck to fall into a large hole. The shoulder of the road at the intersection of Cranberry Springs Road and Liberty Grove Church Road was damaged.
A YouTube video captured by storm chasers depicts multiple roads flooded by at least six inches of flowing water in the town of West Jefferson, including N. Jefferson Avenue, and W. Main Street. A small creek running under N. 6th Avenue near Badger Funeral Home was flooded one to two feet out of its banks, making the road impassible. Some vehicles became trapped on the flooded roads, with the occupants requiring swift water rescue assistance to escape to higher ground.
Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches caused creeks and streams to come out of their banks and create flash flooding in Lansing. One home owner was evacuated from her home in the Lansing area due to a foot of water surrounding the house. Big Laurel Creek flooded several roads in the Creston area. A mudslide was reported on Little Horse Creek Road and NC Route 88.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Ashe County, North Carolina?
70 flash flood events are recorded in Ashe County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Ashe County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Ashe County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Ashe 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 Ashe County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/ashe-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.