98
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$7.5M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Belmont County, Ohio: 98 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #172 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Belmont County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Belmont County is the 1990s, when 33 of the county's 98 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 Belmont County archive, flash flood makes up 20.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #172 for this hazard and #2 within Ohio, putting it in the 94.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Belmont County with 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 1998 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 1 | 0 | $5.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | BRIDGEPORT | 0 | $20K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | MARTINS FERRY | 0 | $5K |
| Jun 16, 2025 | UNIONTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2025 | YORKVILLE | 0 | $5K |
| Jun 15, 2025 | PLEASANT GROVE | 0 | $5K |
| Jun 15, 2025 | CRESCENT | 0 | $5K |
| Jun 15, 2025 | BARTON | 0 | $5K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | BAILEYS MILLS | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | STEINERSVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | KEY | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Belmont County
- Thunderstorm Wind 236
- Hail 95
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Emergency management reported flash flooding in Willow Grove, which is near Neffs. 97 homes and businesses were damaged, with other damage to roads and bridges. The estimated total damage was near 1.3 million dollars. 6 people were evacuated from homes but there were no injuries.
Heavy thunderstorm rains forced creeks out of their banks producing flooding across the eastern part of the county. The Neffs area was especially hard hit. An emergency management official measured just over 3.0 inches of rain in a two-hour period. Several area residents were forced to evacuate their homes in the Neffs area as Little McMahon Creek, along with other small creeks, overflowed its banks. Some residents also reported losses of cars, motorcycles and other vehicles that were swept away in the high waters. Two baseball fields in the Neffs area were severely damaged by the flood waters. Across the southeast corner of the county, trees, rocks and mud slid down the hillside of State Route 7, just north of Powhatan Point, forcing the road to be closed for several hours.
Another round of heavy thunderstorm rains forced already-swollen creeks and streams out of their banks across the county. The Neffs and Centerville areas, already recovering from flooding earlier in the week, were again hit hard. In the Powhatan Point area, State Route 7 was closed for a period of time by mudslides.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Belmont County, Ohio?
98 flash flood events are recorded in Belmont County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Belmont County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Belmont County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Belmont 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 Belmont County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/belmont-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.