Flood in Albemarle County, Virginia

Flood in Albemarle County, Virginia: 132 recorded events between 2007 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #34 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flood in Albemarle County is the 2020s, when 68 of the county's 132 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 Albemarle County archive, flood makes up 15.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #34 for this hazard and #3 within Virginia, putting it in the 98.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for flood in Albemarle County with 27 recorded events, while Mar 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 509
• Flash Flood 89
• Hail 82

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many flood events are on record in Albemarle County, Virginia?

132 flood events are recorded in Albemarle County between 2007 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Albemarle County?

The strongest flood on record in Albemarle County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Albemarle 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.