60
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$10.0M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Adams County, Ohio: 60 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #461 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Adams County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Adams County is the 2000s, when 20 of the county's 60 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 Adams County archive, flash flood makes up 15.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #461 for this hazard and #12 within Ohio, putting it in the 84.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Adams County with 16 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 1997 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 2 | 0 | $8.0M |
| May 4, 2024 | MANCHESTER | 0 | 1 | 0 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2025 | LOCUST GROVE | 0 | $15K |
| Feb 16, 2025 | JONES CORNER | 0 | $5K |
| Feb 16, 2025 | BENTONVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | MANCHESTER | 0 | $20K |
| Jan 3, 2023 | BENTONVILLE | 0 | $6K |
| May 6, 2022 | BRADYVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | EMERALD | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | WEST UNION | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | TRANQUILITY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 13, 2019 | FAIRVIEW | 0 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Adams County
- Thunderstorm Wind 196
- Hail 81
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Three vehicles were washed into a creek. People were also reported trapped in a mobile home near West Union. An entire home was shifted and moved off of the foundation from flash flooding along highway 41 near Dunkinsville. There was also significant debris along creeks in this area.
Several roads were flooded and closed with one to two feet of water rushing over them, including State Route 41 between State Route 136 and Panhandle Road. Numerous streams were out of their banks and overflowing roadways.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Adams County, Ohio?
60 flash flood events are recorded in Adams County between 1996 and 2025, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Adams County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Adams County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Adams 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 Adams County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/adams-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.