71
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.7M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Montgomery County, Virginia: 71 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #328 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Montgomery County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Montgomery County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 71 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 Montgomery County archive, flash flood makes up 13.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #328 for this hazard and #8 within Virginia, putting it in the 89.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Montgomery County with 15 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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | WALTON | 0 | $5K |
| Jun 17, 2025 | ALLEGHANY SPG | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | CHRISTIANSBURG | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 15, 2025 | MT TABOR | 0 | $5K |
| Feb 15, 2025 | IRONTO | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 15, 2025 | VICKER | 0 | $5K |
| Feb 15, 2025 | ELLETT | 0 | $5K |
| Feb 15, 2025 | SHAWSVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | HOUCHINS | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | MERRIMAC | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Montgomery County
- Thunderstorm Wind 218
- Hail 164
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There were numerous reports of roads flooded and some badly damaged across Montgomery County. The biggest impacts were in the western half of the county where 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in a 6-hour period between 0700 LST and 1300 LST. The asphalt on Laurel Mill Ridge road was reportedly washed away. Meadow Creek Road had at least one foot of water rushing over it. Duck Pond Road was closed from Oak Lane to Smithfield. Radford Road was closed, Route 8 in Riner was partially flooded and an earth retaining wall gave way. Toms Creek was flooding a portion of Mt. Zion Road near Brooksfield Road. Plantation was closed due to 6 to 12 inches of water over the road.
Montgomery County was included in a Presidential Major Disaster declaration due mainly to the severe flooding associated with Tropical Storm Michael. At least four roads were reported closed across the county including in the Ellett Valley area. At least six inches of moving water was reported over Toms Creek Road near Redbud Road and Toms Creek was out of its banks and flooding Meadowbrook Road in Blacksburg. Elsewhere in Montgomery County 13-year-old became trapped in an all-terrain vehicle in a flooded creek and the New River Valley swift-water rescue team helped to rescue the teenager.
As much as 4 inches of rain in a two hour period caused flash flooding of Crab Creek. The flooding was observed from its headwaters east of Highway 460, west toward Vickers Switch and Walton. Several roads were closed, and several basements and a business were flooded, mainly in the Cambria section of Christiansburg. A mobile home in Walton sustained minor flood damage, and a vehicle also sustained water damage. Flood waters also caused one townhouse to slide off its foundation on Gold Leaf Drive.||Monetary damages are estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Montgomery County, Virginia?
71 flash flood events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Montgomery County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Montgomery County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/montgomery-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.