Natural Disasters in Hampden-Sydney, VA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

32.4

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

22.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

86.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

33.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought97.6Hurricane76.5Earthquake65.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	97.6
Hurricane	76.5
Earthquake	65.2
Landslide	42.4
Lightning	38.4
Heat Wave	36.0
Winter Weather	33.5
Ice Storm	30.0
Strong Wind	29.7
Tornado	26.6
Cold Wave	26.4
Hail	22.1
Wildfire	12.8

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
Mar 11, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
May 10, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
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
Sep 12, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 18, 2003	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISABEL
May 5, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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
Jul 23, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

151

Total IA Distributed

$272,337

Repair/Replace

$36,714

Rental Assistance

$10,512

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4512	36	$217,618	—
DR-1491	114	$53,122	$864
DR-1544	1	$1,598	$252

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$460,578

Avg Claim Payout

$11,514

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$560,603

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4411	Hurricane	22	$260,010
DR-4602	Winter Storm	5	$131,849
DR-4512	Biological	3	$106,196
DR-4863	Winter Storm	2	$62,548

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$77,692

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$53,625
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.); 401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	1	$24,067
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$0

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

Hampden-Sydney has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, hurricane, earthquake. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (6 declarations). 40 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $560,603 in public assistance recovery funding. $272,337 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.