Natural Disasters in Churchville, VA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

68.6

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

68.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

52.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

63.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide90.1Hail80.4Hurricane79.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	90.1
Hail	80.4
Hurricane	79.2
Strong Wind	78.2
Winter Weather	72.4
Wildfire	72.0
Drought	71.2
Lightning	71.0
Earthquake	70.6
Avalanche	65.9
Heat Wave	52.8
Cold Wave	40.5
Tornado	34.1
Ice Storm	32.0

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

Hurricane

6 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 23, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 2, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 11, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Oct 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Jul 27, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Apr 27, 2010	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMS
Feb 16, 2010	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Sep 12, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 18, 2003	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISABEL
Feb 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Sep 6, 1996	Hurricane	HURRICANE FRAN AND ASSOCIATED SEVERE STORM COND
Jan 27, 1996	Flood	FLOODING, HIGH WINDS, AND WIND DRIVEN RAIN
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM)
Jul 1, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 11, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM
Mar 25, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 19, 1992	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Nov 9, 1985	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Jul 23, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Showing 20 of 24 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

183

Total Claims Paid

$3,002,813

Avg Claim Payout

$16,409

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,153,549

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4512	Biological	2	$914,813
DR-1905	Snow	6	$151,846
DR-4072	Severe Storm(s)	7	$86,890

Churchville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, hail, hurricane. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (6 declarations). 183 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,153,549 in public assistance recovery funding.