County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Wythe County, Virginia The flood events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 67 flood events on record for Wythe County, Virginia, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 16 Feb 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 20 flood events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

Newest flood events on record

Flood

1 mile SE of GRAHAMS FORGE

Flood

1 mile NNW of FAVONIA

Flash Flood

6 miles NW of RURAL RETREAT

Flood

1 mile NNW of IVANHOE. Damage estimate: $1.0 million

Flash Flood

1 mile NW of MAX MEADOWS. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Flood

At IVANHOE. Damage estimate: $17 thousand

Flood

1 mile WNW of KENT

Flash Flood

2 miles W of RURAL RETREAT. Damage estimate: $161 thousand

Flood

3 miles NNW of KENT

Flood

1 mile NW of FAVONIA

Flood

2 miles E of FT CHISWELL

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of HAVEN

Flood

At IVANHOE

Flash Flood

At IVANHOE

Flood

At IVANHOE

Flood

3 miles ESE of GUNTON PARK

Flash Flood

2 miles SSW of RURAL RETREAT. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Flood

3 miles NW of FAVONIA

Flood

2 miles W of MAX MEADOWS

Flood

1 mile S of PORTERS XRDS

Flood

2 miles W of MAX MEADOWS

Flash Flood

1 mile WNW of FT CHISWELL

Flash Flood

1 mile W of MAX MEADOWS

Flood

3 miles E of CEDAR SPGS. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Flood

At SIMMERMAN

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Flood events by year

Flood events on record for Wythe County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s00000021216
2000s333340001825
2010s134305054126
2020s6000220 (part of the year)10

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan3 events
  2. Feb6 events
  3. Mar5 events
  4. Apr12 events
  5. May9 events
  6. Jun12 events
  7. Jul5 events
  8. Aug6 events
  9. Sep4 events
  10. Oct3 events
  11. Nov1 event
  12. Dec1 event

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Wythe County beside the total of the counties of Virginia and of the United States
MeasureWytheAll counties of VirginiaAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 2026678,068177,902
Events for each 100 square miles14.520.45.0
Events for each 10,000 residents23.89.35.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Wythe County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$16 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$45 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50000County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$18 thousand00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$60 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Wythe County, Virginia". https://countyhazards.com/county/va/wythe/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most flood events on record for Wythe County?
April has 12 of the 67 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many flood events are on record for Virginia?
NCEI has 8,165 flood events on record for Virginia from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Wythe County compare with the other counties of Virginia?
The counties of Virginia have 20.4 flood events for each 100 square miles. Wythe County has 14.5.
Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.