62
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Carroll County, Virginia: 62 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #425 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Carroll County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Carroll County is the 2010s, when 28 of the county's 62 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 Carroll County archive, flash flood makes up 16.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #425 for this hazard and #16 within Virginia, putting it in the 86.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Carroll County with 13 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | HILLTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | GALAX CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2023 | FANCY GAP | 0 | $25K |
| Aug 22, 2022 | GLADESBORO | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | FANCY GAP | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | HILLSVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 29, 2020 | CANA | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | GLADESBORO | 0 | $33K |
| Oct 11, 2018 | HEBRON | 0 | $50K |
| Oct 10, 2018 | GALAX CITY | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Carroll County
- Thunderstorm Wind 145
- Hail 125
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous roads were closed due to flooding in Carroll County. A daycare center was evacuated near a small creek flooding along Fisher Road. Brush Creek near Ivanhoe was reported out of its banks and entering several nearby homes.
Several roads were closed due to water flowing over the roads, creeks out of their banks, or mudslides. This included portions of U.S. 221, VA 673 or Pilgrims|Trail and Route 100. In addition, Brick Haven Road was flooded by Big Reed Island Creek. Multiple mudslides were reported along Buck Horn Road and along Floyd Pike (Route 221) including one near the 6000 block of Floyd Pike (Route 221).
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms pass across portions of Carroll County and the City of Galax during the afternoon of the 19th, with rainfall rates occasionally spiking to nearly 6 inches per hour. Among the reports of flooding that occurred in this area, a small tributary of Chestnut Creek over flowed its banks and flooded several inches deep across a portion of Cliffview Road. Dixon Branch was also observed overflowing its banks across part of Fries Road. A portion of Hebron Road was flooded and became impassible for a short period of time by flooding of Little Cranberry Creek, and Mill Creek overflowed its banks across Glade Street. No damage was reported to the roads, which were open to traffic after the water receded.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Carroll County, Virginia?
62 flash flood events are recorded in Carroll County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Carroll County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Carroll County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Carroll 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 Carroll County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/carroll-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.