May 5, 1996
A 10 year old boy fell into Hinkston Creek, which had swelled to 12 feet in heavy rain, and was swept in a storm drain. The boy was killed, and an attempted rescuer was also slightly injured. Many of the country roads lost the blacktop surface in the flooding, and part of Old Stepstone Road near Mt. Sterling was completely washed out. There were also some landslides along Grassy Lick Pike and Donaldson Road northwest of Mt. Sterling. A mobile home on Stepstone Road recieved extensive damage. Mos
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5554060). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Montgomery County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.