In the articles the authors have assessed the role of slope runoff formed during local storm precipitation in flooding of settlements in the foothill part of the region using the example of flooding of a part of the territory of the Bagovskaya village in the Krasnodar region on May 20, 2019. Hydrometeorological conditions that contribute to the formation of intensive slope runoff have been considered. It was identified that in the case of the development of the elementary circulation mechanism, the probability of local rainfall increases in the territory of the region, the intensity of which in the foothill zone can reach more than 100 mm/day. Precipitation is, as a rule, are of an areal character, but the field distribution of precipitation is uneven. In the case of major precipitation in the high-altitude zone of 300-700 m, rivers cope with the passage of rainwater and flooding of settlements occurs because of the slope runoff coming from the surrounding slopes. In the case of precipitation intensity of 10 mm/10 min the flow modulus is 16.7 m3/skm2. When intense precipitation shifts to a high-altitude zone of more than 1000 m, a flood occurs on rivers and watercourses. In this case, flooding of localities will occur first as a result of runoff of slope drains, and then, as a result of rising water levels in the river, above dangerous levels.