Flash Flood in Fauquier County, Virginia

Flash Flood in Fauquier County, Virginia: 53 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #561 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Fauquier County is the 2000s, when 16 of the county's 53 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 Fauquier County archive, flash flood makes up 6.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #561 for this hazard and #24 within Virginia, putting it in the 81.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Sep is the peak month for flash flood in Fauquier County with 11 recorded events, while Dec 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 502
• Flood 92
• Hail 87

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

53 flash flood events are recorded in Fauquier County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Fauquier County?

The strongest flash flood on record in Fauquier County measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for Fauquier 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.