59
Recorded events
16
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$44.0M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Greenbrier County, West Virginia: 59 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #475 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Greenbrier County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Greenbrier County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 59 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 Greenbrier County archive, flash flood makes up 12.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #475 for this hazard and #8 within West Virginia, putting it in the 84.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Greenbrier County with 12 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2016 | RAINELLE | 0 | 16 | 0 | $40.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 | RONCEVERTE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 15, 2025 | WHITE SULPHUR SPGS | 0 | $10K |
| Feb 15, 2025 | HARTS RUN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | ALDERSON | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | SHAWVERS CROSSING | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | RAINELLE ARPT | 0 | $25K |
| Jul 27, 2022 | RUPERT | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | MC ROSS | 0 | $50K |
| Mar 1, 2021 | CHICHTON | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | KESSLER | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Greenbrier County
- Thunderstorm Wind 220
- Hail 96
- Flood 64
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several streams were reported out of their banks in western Greenbrier county. Water rescues took place in Rainelle.||Roads were closed and numerous homes were damaged. Route 60 was closed in Charmco where the Meadow River washed across the road and a portion of Anjean Road in Rupert was closed as well. Fourty-seven homes had internal water damage.|This flash flooding was made worse by snow melt. Overall, 270 homes were affected by the flooding.
Severe flash flooding closed Route 12 and Route 63 into Alderson. Up to 12 homes received flood damage on the Greenbrier side of Alderson and several road culverts were destroyed. A photo from broadcast media showed Muddy Creek Mountain Road washed out.
Heavy rain associated with thunderstorms produced flash flooding in Greenbrier county. Milligan Creek flooded Route 60 west of Lewisburg. A woman was rescued from a vehicle in the Friars Hill area as water came over Highway 9 from Indian Creek. Muddy Creek flooded Blue Sulphur Springs Road and Asberry Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Greenbrier County, West Virginia?
59 flash flood events are recorded in Greenbrier County between 1996 and 2025, causing 16 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Greenbrier County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Greenbrier County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/greenbrier-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.