Flash Flood in Richmond County, Virginia

Flash Flood in Richmond County, Virginia: 51 recorded events between 1999 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #591 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Richmond County is the 2020s, when 32 of the county's 51 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 Richmond County archive, flash flood makes up 19.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #591 for this hazard and #27 within Virginia, putting it in the 80.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Richmond County with 27 recorded events, while Jan 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.

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

51 flash flood events are recorded in Richmond County between 1999 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Richmond County?

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

Where does the flash flood data for Richmond 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.