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Severe Storm history in Virginia

Virginia has 527 county-level severe storm declarations across 132 counties. Tazewell County leads with 12 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $208.7M.

This page shows every Virginia county in Virginia that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Virginia, see the Virginia state page.

Severe Storm in Virginia

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Tazewell County12$6.0M
2Buchanan County10$6.8M
3Craig County9$501K
4Pittsylvania County9$38K
5Bedford County8$205K
6Dickenson County8$508K
7Giles County8$2.7M
8Montgomery County8$1.6M
9Russell County8$1.9M
10Scott County8$2.3M
11Smyth County8$9.7M
12Wise County8$3.3M
13Appomattox County7$0
14Floyd County7$119K
15Halifax County7$104K
16Lee County7$737K
17Pulaski County7$1.9M
18Rappahannock County7$0
19Roanoke County7$327K
20Albemarle County6$488K
21Bland County6$467K
22Botetourt County6$190K
23Buckingham County6$2K
24Campbell County6$2K
25Charlotte County6$2K
26Greene County6$17K
27Madison County6$8K
28Orange County6$32K
29Prince Edward County6$92K
30Washington County6$21.1M
31Wythe County6$7.9M
32Bath County5$1.0M
33Caroline County5$3K
34Carroll County5$757K
35Culpeper County5$50K
36Cumberland County5$0
37Danville city5$923K
38Fauquier County5$92K
39Franklin County5$583K
40Highland County5$43K
41King George County5$185K
42Nelson County5$3.0M
43Norton city5$41K
44Roanoke city5$2.3M
45Alexandria city4$2.9M
46Alleghany County4$368K
47Amelia County4$0
48Amherst County4$31K
49Arlington County4$4.9M
50Augusta County4$145K
51Dinwiddie County4$41K
52Essex County4$3K
53Fairfax County4$3.4M
54Fluvanna County4$65K
55Galax city4$960K
56Grayson County4$3.3M
57Hanover County4$1.2M
58Henry County4$0
59King William County4$59K
60King and Queen County4$0
61Louisa County4$176K
62Lunenburg County4$0
63Patrick County4$108K
64Powhatan County4$0
65Radford city4$690K
66Rockbridge County4$21K
67Shenandoah County4$57K
68Warren County4$90K
69Westmoreland County4$229K
70Bristol city3$0
71Charles City County3$15K
72Clarke County3$25K
73Covington city3$93K
74Emporia city3$2K
75Fairfax city3$0
76Frederick County3$684K
77Fredericksburg city3$389K
78Goochland County3$0
79Greensville County3$0
80Isle of Wight County3$493K
81Lynchburg city3$1.9M
82New Kent County3$71K
83Newport News city3$1.1M
84Northampton County3$105K
85Nottoway County3$9.0M
86Page County3$48K
87Petersburg city3$143K
88Prince George County3$15K
89Prince William County3$293K
90Richmond city3$57.8M
91Rockingham County3$1.6M
92Salem city3$1.9M
93Spotsylvania County3$14.4M
94Stafford County3$1.3M
95Surry County3$16K
96Accomack County2$184K
97Buena Vista city2$28K
98Chesterfield County2$4.0M
99Colonial Heights city2$204K
100Falls Church city2$221K
101Henrico County2$7.3M
102Hopewell city2$62K
103James City County2$137K
104Lancaster County2$339K
105Lexington city2$184K
106Loudoun County2$251K
107Manassas Park city2$0
108Manassas city2$162K
109Mecklenburg County2$26K
110Middlesex County2$44K
111Northumberland County2$57K
112Poquoson city2$338K
113Richmond County2$24K
114Staunton city2$107K
115Sussex County2$2K
116Winchester city2$27K
117York County2$675K
118Brunswick County1$889
119Charlottesville city1$220K
120Chesapeake city1$567K
121Franklin city1$32K
122Gloucester County1$80K
123Hampton city1$474K
124Harrisonburg city1$203K
125Martinsville city1$53K
126Mathews County1$19K
127Norfolk city1$2.3M
128Portsmouth city1$434K
129Southampton County1$4K
130Suffolk city1$62K
131Virginia Beach city1$1.9M
132Williamsburg city1$27K