Natural Disasters in Christiansburg, VA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

47.5

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

54.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

26.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

56.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide91.0Earthquake73.4Cold Wave69.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	91.0
Earthquake	73.4
Cold Wave	69.2
Winter Weather	69.0
Lightning	58.5
Avalanche	57.5
Hurricane	57.1
Drought	56.6
Hail	42.9
Strong Wind	39.9
Wildfire	37.0
Ice Storm	26.7
Tornado	23.7
Heat Wave	2.4

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

Severe Storm

Apr 2025

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

6 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
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
Dec 18, 2018	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL
Sep 11, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Oct 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Jul 27, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Feb 16, 2010	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Sep 12, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Oct 18, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING FROM THE REMANANTS OF HURRICANE JEANNE
Mar 27, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM, RECORD/NEAR RECORD SNOWFALL, HEAVY RAIN,FLOODIND, AND MUDSLIDE
Feb 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Sep 6, 1996	Hurricane	HURRICANE FRAN AND ASSOCIATED SEVERE STORM COND
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM)
Apr 11, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM
Mar 10, 1994	Snowstorm	SEVERE ICE STORMS, FLOODING
Mar 25, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 19, 1992	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 23 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

181

Total Claims Paid

$3,217,574

Avg Claim Payout

$17,777

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,857,556

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4512	Biological	4	$1,855,187
DR-4863	Winter Storm	4	$486,339
DR-4831	Tropical Storm	14	$317,970
DR-4072	Severe Storm(s)	7	$198,060

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$125,865

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
100.1: Public Awareness and Education (Brochures, Workshops, Videos, etc.); 106.1: Other Non Construction (Regular Project Only)	1	$21,286
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 200.2: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Coastal	1	$0
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$75,000
92.1: State Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$0
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$29,579

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

Christiansburg has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, earthquake, cold wave. The area has had 23 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (6 declarations). 181 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,857,556 in public assistance recovery funding. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.