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Floods in Virginia
16 federal floods disaster declarations in Virginia since 1953.
Floods — Virginia — federal disaster declarations per year
19572021
Counties most affected
Buena Vista city6Buchanan County6Rockingham County5Rockbridge County5Page County5Greene County5Augusta County5Pulaski County5Botetourt County4Nelson County4Bath County4Alexandria city4Shenandoah County4Amherst County4Washington County4Bedford County4Warren County4Waynesboro city3Roanoke County3Roanoke city3Rappahannock County3Radford city3Alleghany County3Franklin County3Fluvanna County3Powhatan County3Giles County3Grayson County3Montgomery County3Harrisonburg city3Madison County3Lynchburg city3Lexington city3Carroll County3Smyth County3Salem city3Chesterfield County3Clarke County3Covington city3Craig County3Appomattox County3Cumberland County2Albemarle County2Amelia County2Bland County2Buckingham County2Campbell County2Culpeper County2Accomack County2Dickenson County2Essex County2Fauquier County2Floyd County2Frederick County2Gloucester County2Goochland County2Hampton city2Henrico County2Highland County2King George County2Lancaster County2Lee County2Loudoun County2Louisa County2Mathews County2Middlesex County2Northumberland County2Nottoway County2Orange County2Patrick County2Pittsylvania County2Richmond city2Richmond County2Stafford County2Surry County2Westmoreland County2Wythe County2York County2Norfolk city1Northampton County1Sussex County1Norton city1Tazewell County1Virginia Beach city1Galax city1Caroline County1Petersburg city1Brunswick County1Poquoson city1Portsmouth city1Fredericksburg city1Prince Edward County1Prince William County1Falls Church city1Fairfax County1Fairfax city1Arlington County1Wise County1Dinwiddie County1Danville city1Colonial Heights city1Chesapeake city1Russell County1Charlottesville city1Scott County1James City County1King and Queen County1Charlotte County1King William County1Charles City County1Spotsylvania County1Isle of Wight County1Williamsburg city1Staunton city1Lunenburg County1Hopewell city1Henry County1Martinsville city1Suffolk city1Mecklenburg County1Winchester city1Hanover County1Halifax County1Newport News city1
Declarations
October 26, 2021Flood1 counties
FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
January 27, 1996Flood27 counties
FLOODING, HIGH WINDS, AND WIND DRIVEN RAIN
May 19, 1992Flood28 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
November 8, 1989Flood1 counties
SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES & FLOODING
November 9, 1985Flood52 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
May 23, 1984Flood3 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
September 29, 1979Flood1 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
July 20, 1979Flood1 counties
STORMS & FLASH FLOODS
November 12, 1977Flood8 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
April 7, 1977Flood16 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
October 10, 1972Flood31 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
October 7, 1972Flood3 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
June 23, 1972Flood106 counties
TROPICAL STORM AGNES
March 21, 1963Flood
FLOODS
March 9, 1962Flood
SEVERE STORMS, HIGH TIDES & FLOODING
February 1, 1957Flood
FLOODS
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.