43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$305K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Giles County, Tennessee: 43 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #752 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Giles County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Giles County is the 2000s, when 14 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 Giles County archive, flash flood makes up 13.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #752 for this hazard and #22 within Tennessee, putting it in the 75.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flash flood in Giles County with 10 recorded events, while Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | PULASKI | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | BIVENS | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | WOODROW | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | BODENHAM | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | BEREA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | YOKLEY | 0 | $25K |
| Feb 6, 2020 | ARDMORE | 0 | $5K |
| Feb 23, 2019 | PROSPECT | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2018 | PROSPECT | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2018 | YOKLEY | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Giles County
- Thunderstorm Wind 193
- Hail 56
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Millions of gallons of water roared through a breached dam on Dave Risner Road, affecting the family of Mike and Patti Risner. A car was swept away. A building, storing antique collectables, was washed downstream. A substantial block spring house was leveled, and a footbridge was washed out. Trees and utility poles were swept away as well.
Hurricane Creek came out of its banks and flooded U.S. Highway 64 just west of Bodenham. A portion of U.S. HWY 64 had to be closed. Troopers from the Tennessee State Highway patrol and workers from the Tennessee Department of Transportation rescued 2 motorists from the high water.
Many roads were flooded and swift water rescue was done on Weakley Creek Road in western Giles County and at Big Dry Creek Road. Areas in Minor Hill were also flooded. Roads that required attention, that is clearing debris, were Shoal Creek Road, Dog Branch Road, and Puncheon Road and Jimmy Black Road. Schools were closed on Tue. Oct. 19 in Giles County because of high water problems.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Giles County, Tennessee?
43 flash flood events are recorded in Giles County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Giles County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Giles County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Giles 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 Giles County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/giles-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.