Flash Flood in Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Flash Flood in Virginia Beach city, Virginia: 69 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #349 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Virginia Beach city is the 2020s, when 47 of the county's 69 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 Virginia Beach city archive, flash flood makes up 15.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #349 for this hazard and #11 within Virginia, putting it in the 88.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Virginia Beach city with 25 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 198
• Hail 72
• Heavy Rain 68

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many flash flood events are on record in Virginia Beach city, Virginia?

69 flash flood events are recorded in Virginia Beach city between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Virginia Beach city?

The strongest flash flood on record in Virginia Beach city measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for Virginia Beach city 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.