Natural Disasters in Castlewood, VA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

36.5

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

30.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

69.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

10.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide95.1Cold Wave79.9Avalanche64.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	95.1
Cold Wave	79.9
Avalanche	64.8
Earthquake	55.1
Wildfire	54.4
Hurricane	50.9
Drought	48.5
Strong Wind	43.4
Lightning	41.1
Winter Weather	26.0
Ice Storm	23.8
Hail	16.4
Tornado	16.4

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

6 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 23, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 4, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 1, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM HELENE
Sep 29, 2024	Tropical Storm	POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HELENE
Apr 2, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 15, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Sep 11, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Oct 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Feb 16, 2010	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Sep 12, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jun 15, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 27, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM, RECORD/NEAR RECORD SNOWFALL, HEAVY RAIN,FLOODIND, AND MUDSLIDE
Apr 2, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 12, 2001	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Feb 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM)
Mar 10, 1994	Snowstorm	SEVERE ICE STORMS, FLOODING
Mar 25, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 7, 1977	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

186

Total IA Distributed

$198,664

Repair/Replace

$71,821

Rental Assistance

$9,694

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4831	160	$140,493	$690
DR-4512	7	$45,421	—
DR-1525	7	$6,972	$1,120
DR-1458	12	$5,777	$794

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$440,938

Avg Claim Payout

$8,480

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$309,904

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4512	Biological	1	$128,088
DR-4831	Tropical Storm	12	$120,037
DR-4863	Winter Storm	9	$57,238
DR-1874	Snow	1	$4,541

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$464,783

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.36

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	1	$7,875
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$456,908

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Castlewood has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, cold wave, avalanche. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (6 declarations). 52 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $309,904 in public assistance recovery funding. $198,664 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.