Natural Disasters in Grottoes, VA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

75.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

76.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

36.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

56.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide86.7Hurricane82.5Drought82.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	86.7
Hurricane	82.5
Drought	82.2
Lightning	77.7
Heat Wave	72.3
Strong Wind	72.1
Earthquake	67.0
Avalanche	64.9
Wildfire	64.4
Winter Weather	62.7
Hail	58.4
Cold Wave	41.3
Ice Storm	32.0
Tornado	29.1

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

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

342

Total IA Distributed

$1,752,010

Repair/Replace

$42,063

Rental Assistance

$5,053

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4831	1	N/A	—
DR-4512	281	$1,696,664	—
DR-1491	59	$50,619	$1,525
DR-4513	1	$4,728	—

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

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$544,876

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.84

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$502,366
204.1: Dry Floodproofing Private Structures - Riverine (Commercial)	1	$33,679
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	1	$8,831

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

Grottoes has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, hurricane, drought. 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. $1,752,010 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.