Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Flood in Frederick County, Virginia

112

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$0

Property damage

Flood in Frederick County, Virginia: 112 recorded events between 2006 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #42 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Flood in Frederick County, Virginia: events per decade

Flood in Frederick County, Virginia: recorded events per decade
Flood in Frederick County, Virginia: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for flood in Frederick County is the 2010s, when 80 of the county's 112 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 Frederick County archive, flood makes up 21.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #42 for this hazard and #5 within Virginia, putting it in the 98.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

6Jan
4Feb
9Mar
10Apr
17May
8Jun
5Jul
12Aug
36Sep
1Oct
1Nov
3Dec

Sep is the peak month for flood in Frederick County with 36 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.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
May 14, 2025HILLCREST0$0
May 14, 2025HAYFIELD0$0
May 14, 2025HAYFIELD0$0
Aug 9, 2024HAYFIELD0$0
Jan 28, 2024ARMEL0$0
Aug 11, 2022BARTONVILLE0$0
Jun 23, 2022ROUND HILL0$0
May 7, 2022ARMEL0$0
May 7, 2022BURNING KNOLLS0$0
Feb 4, 2022SILER0$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

112 flood events are recorded in Frederick County between 2006 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Frederick County?

The strongest flood on record in Frederick County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Frederick 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.

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“Flood in Frederick County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/frederick-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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