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Campbell County, Virginia

Recorded hazard history: storm events since 1950, federal disaster declarations since 1953, flood insurance claims since 1978, and FEMA's risk index.

FIPS 51031 · 55,492 residents (2021) · 503 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 126Tornado · 11Flood · 107Wind · 363Winter · 57

Campbell County within Virginia. Dots: HailTornadoFloodWind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NCEI storm records through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA declarations refreshed 1 Oct 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Between 1950 and 2026, NCEI recorded 735 storm events in Campbell County, Virginia, led by damaging wind.

That is 146.1 events per 100 square miles, in line with the Virginia figure of 146.4, and 132.5 per 10,000 residents against 66.9 statewide.

13 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 3 deaths and 18 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $15M and crop damage at $9.1M.

FEMA has designated the county in 24 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Severe Winter Storm (emergency, 23 Jan 2026).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 30 claims since 1978, of which 18 were paid, totalling $415K (about $23K per paid claim). FEMA counts 27 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Very Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($9.1M a year across 18 hazards).

30 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 0 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

13events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

735events since 19503 deaths, 18 injuries recorded

24disaster declarationslast 23 Jan 2026

30NFIP flood claims$415K paid

Compared with Virginia and the United States

Measure	Campbell County	Virginia	US
Recorded events since 1950	735	57,789	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	146.1	146.4	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	132.5	66.9	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	13	1,941	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	3	239	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$15M	$2.7B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	0.5	5.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$23K	$19K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	44.4	4.3	16.1

County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county. State and US rows include events recorded only by forecast zone. Rates use 2021 Census population and land area.

Events by decade

Wind: 1

Hail: 2Wind: 3

Hail: 1Wind: 8

Tornado: 2Wind: 9

Hail: 28Flood: 16Wind: 25Winter: 10Cold: 2Drought: 4Lightning: 3

Hail: 44Tornado: 5Flood: 25Wind: 63Winter: 15Cold: 5Drought: 6Lightning: 7Other: 1

Hail: 40Tornado: 4Flood: 20Wind: 149Winter: 21Tropical: 1Cold: 2Lightning: 7Other: 8

Hail: 11Flood: 46Wind: 105Winter: 11Tropical: 1Cold: 1Drought: 7Lightning: 5Other: 11

11950s51960s91970s111980s881990s1712000s2522010s1982020s

Recorded events in Campbell County by decade and hazard group. HailTornadoFloodWindWinterTropicalColdDroughtLightningOther NCEI recorded only tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind before 1996.

Trend: 534 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 175 in the 20 years before. Reporting practice changed in 1996 and again with automated reports in the 2000s, so decade totals measure the record as much as the weather.

Events by type

Wind363

Hail126

Flood107

Winter57

Lightning22

Other20

Drought17

Tornado11

Cold10

Tropical2

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	363	1	1.6%	detail
■ Hail	126	—	2.0%	detail
■ Flood	107	—	1.3%	detail
■ Winter	57	1	0.5%	detail
■ Lightning	22	1	4.1%
■ Other	20	—	0.8%
■ Drought	17	—	2.0%
■ Tornado	11	—	1.2%	detail
■ Cold	10	—	0.6%
■ Tropical	2	—	0.6%

Hazard pages exist for hail, tornado, flood, wind and winter where the county has at least 10 recorded events. "Other" covers heavy rain, debris flow, dust, funnel clouds and similar reports.

Largest recorded events

Date	Event type	Group	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
30 Sep 2022	Strong Wind	Wind	53 mph	$40K	—	1	—	Forecast zone
5 Jan 2014	Winter Weather	Winter	—	$8K	—	1	—	Forecast zone
9 Jun 2007	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	1	—	County
28 Apr 2002	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$3.0M	—	—	11	County
15 Apr 2018	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	$6.1M	—	—	3	County
31 May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	63 mph	$30K	—	—	2	County
22 Sep 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	63 mph	$16K	—	—	1	County
25 Jul 1997	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	—	1	County
1 Sep 2007	Drought	Drought	—	—	$8.0M	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Sep 1996	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$1.3M	$500K	—	—	County
1 Oct 1998	Drought	Drought	—	—	$400K	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Oct 2018	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$366K	—	—	—	County
6 Sep 1996	High Wind	Wind	—	$200K	$100K	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Mar 1984	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
29 Jun 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	75 mph	$250K	—	—	—	County
28 Apr 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	—	$200K	—	—	—	County
13 Jun 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	$200K	—	—	—	County
2 Mar 2018	High Wind	Wind	60 mph	$160K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Jul 2000	Lightning	Lightning	—	$150K	—	—	—	County
17 Jul 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	81 mph	$150K	—	—	—	County

Ranked by deaths, then injuries, then NCEI's damage estimate. Deaths and injuries are NCEI counts (direct plus indirect); no personal details are recorded here.

Federal disaster declarations

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Programs
23 Jan 2026	EM-3631	Emergency	Winter Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
4 Apr 2025	DR-4863	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms And Flooding	Public assistance
10 May 2021	DR-4602	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
2 Apr 2020	DR-4512	Major disaster	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Mar 2020	EM-3448	Emergency	Biological	Covid-19	Public assistance
18 Dec 2018	DR-4411	Major disaster	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Michael	Public assistance
11 Sep 2018	EM-3403	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Florence	Public assistance
29 Oct 2012	EM-3359	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Sandy	Public assistance
27 Jul 2012	DR-4072	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds	Public assistance
12 Sep 2005	EM-3240	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	Public assistance
18 Sep 2003	DR-1491	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Isabel	Individual assistance, Public assistance
5 May 2002	DR-1411	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance
28 Feb 2000	DR-1318	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
6 Sep 1996	DR-1135	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Fran And Associated Severe Storm Cond	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Jan 1996	DR-1086	Major disaster	Snowstorm	Blizzard Of 96 (Severe Snow Storm)	Public assistance
1 Jul 1995	DR-1059	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
11 Apr 1994	DR-1021	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm	Public assistance
10 Mar 1994	DR-1014	Major disaster	Snowstorm	Severe Ice Storms, Flooding	Public assistance
25 Mar 1993	EM-3112	Emergency	Snowstorm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
9 Nov 1985	DR-755	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance
23 Jul 1977	EM-3046	Emergency	Drought	Drought	Public assistance
15 Oct 1976	EM-3018	Emergency	Drought	Drought	Public assistance
23 Jun 1972	DR-339	Major disaster	Flood	Tropical Storm Agnes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
23 Aug 1969	DR-274	Major disaster	Hurricane	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance

Declarations in which FEMA designated this county, from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). DR: major disaster; EM: emergency; FM: fire management assistance. Programs show whether individual or public assistance was made available.

Flood insurance claims

197820022026

NFIP claims by year of loss in Campbell County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 197830

Paid claims18

Total paid$415K

Average paid claim$23K

Repetitive-loss properties10 severe

Residential policies in force270.2% of 18,307 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2025	1	0	$0	—
2023	1	0	$0	—
2020	4	2	$114,462	$57,231
2019	1	0	$0	—
2018	5	3	$50,528	$16,843
2015	2	1	$4,649	$4,649
2014	1	1	$3,758	$3,758
2013	2	2	$75,322	$37,661
2012	1	0	$0	—
2010	1	1	$2,758	$2,758
2009	1	1	$29,346	$29,346
1996	4	4	$117,722	$29,430
1995	1	1	$4,533	$4,533
1992	1	1	$5,757	$5,757
1989	1	0	$0	—
1987	1	0	$0	—
1979	2	1	$6,137	$6,137

OpenFEMA NFIP claims (v3, as of 8 Sep 2026), aggregated by year of loss; amounts are building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments as recorded. Repetitive-loss counts from the NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (2 Aug 2026); policies in force from the NFIP Residential Penetration Rates file (3 Aug 2026).

National Risk Index

Overall riskVery Lowscore 32.0 of 100

Expected annual loss$9.1MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively Moderate

Community resilienceRelatively Moderate

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$5,799,005
Strong wind	Relatively Moderate	$676,122
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$626,026
Lightning	Relatively Moderate	$564,064
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$420,714
Tornado	Very Low	$270,792
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$208,570
Drought	Relatively Low	$170,810
Hail	Very Low	$98,467
Cold wave	Very Low	$85,968
Winter weather	Relatively Low	$76,550
Ice storm	Relatively Low	$56,322
Wildfire	Very Low	$27,260
Landslide	Very Low	$2,048

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. Ratings are FEMA's relative comparison of counties; expected annual loss is FEMA's modelled estimate of average yearly building, population and agriculture loss. See how to read the NRI.

Hurricane and tropical storm passes

Tracks within 100 miles30

Tracks within 50 miles8

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Elsa	2021	98 mi	52 mph
Zeta	2020	64 mi	52 mph
Michael	2018	91 mi	58 mph
Isabel	2003	85 mi	75 mph
Fran	1996	36 mi	46 mph
David	1979	35 mi	46 mph
Diane	1955	44 mi	58 mph
Hazel	1954	95 mi	92 mph
Able	1952	61 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1945	43 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1944	64 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1935	98 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1929	70 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1928	49 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	27 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1904	96 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1902	70 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1902	66 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1899	83 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	40 mi	69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1889	82 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1888	75 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1886	64 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1886	98 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1885	40 mi	46 mph

HURDAT2 best-track positions at tropical-storm strength (34 kt) or more, measured from the county's Census centre point; through the 2025 season. Distance from a track is not the same as the extent of the storm's wind, rain or surge.

ZIP codes with flood claims

24517 10

ZIP codes whose NFIP claims carry this county's code, with the number of claims. Five or more claims are needed for a ZIP page to be indexed.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Campbell County, VA?

NCEI records 126 hail events in Campbell County since 1950, in 30 different years; that is about 1.6 recorded events a year. 11 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Campbell County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 11 tornadoes in Campbell County since 1950, 2 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 0.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Campbell County?

23 Jan 2026: Severe Winter Storm, a emergency declaration for winter storm. The county appears in 24 declarations since 1953.

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in Campbell County, and how much was paid?

30 NFIP claims since 1978, 18 of them paid, for $415K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Campbell County in the National Risk Index's high-risk band?

FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the county "Very Low" for overall risk, "Very Low" for expected annual loss, "Relatively Moderate" for social vulnerability and "Relatively Moderate" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Campbell County compare with the rest of Virginia?

146.1 recorded events per 100 square miles against 146.4 statewide, and 0.5 NFIP claims per 1,000 residents against 5.9. The comparison table on this page shows each measure beside the state and national figures.

Provenance

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026 (public domain). Declarations: OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, refreshed 1 Oct 2026. Flood claims: OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 as of 8 Sep 2026; NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026); NfipResidentialPenetrationRates v1 (3 Aug 2026). Risk index: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. Hurricane tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through 2025. Population and area: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage. Built 1 Oct 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.