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Norfolk city, Virginia

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Norfolk city.

Total declarations
18
1972 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$52.5M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
7,026 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3631
Jan 23, 2026
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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Emergency Protective Measures$22.2M
Debris Removal$19.4M
Buildings and Equipment$1.2M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$945K
Roads and Bridges$806K
Utilities$673K
Water Control Facilities$266K
Management Costs$1K
Total PA obligated$45.4M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations7,026
IHP / household aid$7.1M
Housing assistance$2.1M
Other needs assistance$5.0M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

BiologicalApr 2020Norfolk city

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4512-VA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$19.8MPA obligated
529Registrations
$2.8MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Norfolk city

COVID-19

EM-3448-VA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneNov 2016Norfolk city

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4291-VA · Oct 7, 2016 to Oct 15, 2016
$483KPA obligated
674Registrations
$691KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneOct 2012Norfolk city

HURRICANE SANDY

EM-3359-VA · Oct 26, 2012 to Nov 1, 2012
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2011Norfolk city

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4024-VA · Aug 26, 2011 to Aug 28, 2011
$3.0MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2011Norfolk city

HURRICANE IRENE

EM-3329-VA · Aug 26, 2011 to Sep 4, 2011
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2003Norfolk city

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA · Sep 18, 2003 to Oct 1, 2003
$19.2MPA obligated
5,823Registrations
$3.6MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 1998Norfolk city

HURRICANE BONNIE

DR-1242-VA · Aug 25, 1998 to Sep 1, 1998
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Norfolk city

Norfolk city, Virginia has 18 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1972 to 2026. The dominant hazard type is hurricane, followed by snowstorm. That is close to the Virginia average of 20 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $52.5M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.