By hazard
Links open the declarations for that hazard in Virginia where there are five or more.
Counties named most often
| County | Declarations | Population 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford County | 28 | 82,182 |
| Nelson County | 28 | 14,766 |
| Buchanan County | 27 | 18,632 |
| Essex County | 27 | 10,683 |
| King George County | 27 | 28,816 |
| Pittsylvania County | 27 | 59,410 |
| Appomattox County | 26 | 16,957 |
| Craig County | 26 | 4,829 |
| Greene County | 26 | 21,744 |
| Albemarle County | 25 | 117,313 |
| Chesterfield County | 25 | 389,793 |
| King and Queen County | 25 | 6,747 |
| Lancaster County | 25 | 11,062 |
| Louisa County | 25 | 42,109 |
| Northumberland County | 25 | 12,397 |
All declarations
77 declarations
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Areas | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1957 | DR-68-VA | Floods | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Mar 9, 1962 | DR-123-VA | Severe Storms, High Tides & Flooding | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Mar 21, 1963 | DR-149-VA | Floods | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Aug 23, 1969 | DR-274-VA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Hurricane | 27 | IAPA | — |
| Jun 23, 1972 | DR-339-VA | Tropical Storm Agnes | Flood | 104 | IAPA | — |
| Oct 7, 1972 | DR-358-VA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 3 | PA | — |
| Oct 10, 1972 | DR-359-VA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 31 | IAPA | — |
| Jan 26, 1977 | DR-525-VA | Ice Conditions | Freezing | 39 | IA | — |
| Apr 7, 1977 | DR-530-VA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 16 | IAPA | — |
| Nov 12, 1977 | DR-543-VA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 8 | IAPA | — |
| Jul 20, 1979 | DR-593-VA | Storms & Flash Floods | Flood | 1 | IAPA | — |
| Sep 29, 1979 | DR-606-VA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 1 | IAPA | — |
| May 23, 1984 | DR-707-VA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 3 | IAPA | — |
| Nov 9, 1985 | DR-755-VA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 51 | IAPA | — |
| Nov 8, 1989 | DR-847-VA | Severe Storms, Mudslides & Flooding | Flood | 1 | IAPA | — |
| May 19, 1992 | DR-944-VA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 28 | IAPA | — |
| Dec 22, 1993 | DR-1007-VA | Severe Storms and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 1 | IA | — |
| Mar 10, 1994 | DR-1014-VA | Severe Ice Storms, Flooding | Snowstorm | 72 | PA | — |
| Apr 11, 1994 | DR-1021-VA | Severe Winter Ice Storm | Severe Storm | 33 | PA | — |
| Jul 1, 1995 | DR-1059-VA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 24 | IAPA | — |
| Jan 13, 1996 | DR-1086-VA | Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) | Snowstorm | 134 | PA | — |
| Jan 27, 1996 | DR-1098-VA | Flooding, High Winds, and Wind Driven Rain | Flood | 26 | IAPA | — |
| Sep 6, 1996 | DR-1135-VA | Hurricane Fran and Associated Severe Storm Cond | Hurricane | 88 | IAPA | — |
| Sep 4, 1998 | DR-1242-VA | Hurricane Bonnie | Hurricane | 5 | IAPAHM | $1.5 million |
| Sep 6, 1999 | DR-1290-VA | Virginia Tropical Storm Dennis 08/27/99 | Hurricane | 1 | IAHM | $200,782 |
| Sep 18, 1999 | DR-1293-VA | Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations | Hurricane | 48 | IAPAHM | $23.9 million |
| Feb 28, 2000 | DR-1318-VA | Severe Winter Storms | Severe Storm | 109 | PAHM | $15.0 million |
| Jul 12, 2001 | DR-1386-VA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 10 | IAPAHM | $9.1 million |
| Sep 21, 2001 | DR-1392-VA | Fires and Explosions | Terrorist | 1 | IAPAHM | $6.7 million |
| Apr 2, 2002 | DR-1406-VA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 10 | IAPAHM | $7.4 million |
| May 5, 2002 | DR-1411-VA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 15 | IAPAHM | $7.9 million |
| Mar 27, 2003 | DR-1458-VA | Severe Winter Storm, Record/Near Record Snowfall, Heavy Rain,floodind, and Mudslide | Severe Storm | 39 | IHPIAPAHM | $16.7 million |
| Sep 18, 2003 | DR-1491-VA | Hurricane Isabel | Hurricane | 100 | IHPIAPAHM | $278.3 million |
| Dec 9, 2003 | DR-1502-VA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 6 | IHPIAHM | $1.3 million |
| Jun 15, 2004 | DR-1525-VA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 4 | IHPIAHM | $1.6 million |
| Sep 3, 2004 | DR-1544-VA | Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Associated W Td Gaston | Severe Storm | 12 | IHPIAPAHM | $31.6 million |
| Oct 18, 2004 | DR-1570-VA | Severe Storms and Flooding From the Remanants of Hurricane Jeanne | Severe Storm | 10 | IHPIAHM | $2.4 million |
| Jul 13, 2006 | DR-1655-VA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 16 | PAHM | $7.5 million |
| Sep 22, 2006 | DR-1661-VA | Tropical Depression Ernesto, Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 26 | PAHM | $39.0 million |
| Dec 9, 2009 | DR-1862-VA | Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor'east | Severe Storm | 12 | PAHM | $8.8 million |
| Feb 16, 2010 | DR-1874-VA | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | Snowstorm | 50 | PAHM | $27.2 million |
| Apr 27, 2010 | DR-1905-VA | Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms | Snowstorm | 38 | PAHM | $31.3 million |
| Nov 16, 2001 | FM-2390-VA | Va - Far Southwest Fire Complex - 11/16/2001 | Fire | 3 | PA | $394,778 |
| Nov 20, 2001 | FM-2393-VA | Va - Shenandoah Gap Fire Complex - 11/20/01 | Fire | 1 | PA | $122,495 |
| Nov 20, 2001 | FM-2394-VA | Va - Heard Mountain Fire Complex - 11/20/2001 | Fire | 2 | PA | $133,003 |
| Feb 28, 2002 | FM-2397-VA | Va - Fultz Run Fire - 02-28-2002 | Fire | 1 | PA | — |
| Apr 15, 2006 | FM-2637-VA | Bull Mountain Fire | Fire | 1 | PA | — |
| Feb 20, 2011 | FM-2860-VA | Smith Fire | Fire | 1 | PA | — |
| Feb 20, 2011 | FM-2861-VA | Coffman Fire | Fire | 1 | PA | — |
| Oct 15, 1976 | EM-3018-VA | Drought | Drought | 38 | PA | — |
| Jul 23, 1977 | EM-3046-VA | Drought | Drought | 62 | PA | — |
| Mar 25, 1993 | EM-3112-VA | Severe Winter Storm | Snowstorm | 134 | PA | — |
| Sep 16, 1999 | EM-3147-VA | Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations | Hurricane | 19 | PA | — |
| Sep 12, 2001 | EM-3168-VA | Fires and Explosions | Fire | 1 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3240-VA | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | 134 | PA | $277,442 |
| Aug 26, 2011 | EM-3329-VA | Hurricane Irene | Hurricane | 30 | PA | $74,242 |
| Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3359-VA | Hurricane Sandy | Hurricane | 134 | PA | — |
| Sep 11, 2018 | EM-3403-VA | Hurricane Florence | Hurricane | 134 | PA | — |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3448-VA | COVID-19 | Biological | 134 | PA | — |
| Sep 29, 2024 | EM-3621-VA | Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene | Tropical Storm | 24 | PA | — |
| Jan 23, 2026 | EM-3631-VA | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | 134 | PA | — |
| Sep 3, 2011 | DR-4024-VA | Hurricane Irene | Hurricane | 48 | PAHM | $64.1 million |
| Nov 4, 2011 | DR-4042-VA | Earthquake | Earthquake | 10 | IHPPAHM | $66.2 million |
| Nov 17, 2011 | DR-4045-VA | The Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee | Severe Storm | 8 | PAHM | $5.9 million |
| Jul 27, 2012 | DR-4072-VA | Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds | Severe Storm | 69 | PAHM | $23.9 million |
| Nov 26, 2012 | DR-4092-VA | Hurricane Sandy | Hurricane | 29 | IHPPAHM | $12.0 million |
| Mar 7, 2016 | DR-4262-VA | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | Snowstorm | 30 | PAHM | $52.3 million |
| Nov 2, 2016 | DR-4291-VA | Hurricane Matthew | Hurricane | 10 | IHPPAHM | $29.7 million |
| Oct 15, 2018 | DR-4401-VA | Hurricane Florence | Hurricane | 32 | PAHM | $37.9 million |
| Dec 18, 2018 | DR-4411-VA | Tropical Storm Michael | Hurricane | 36 | PAHM | $44.5 million |
| Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4512-VA | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | 134 | IHPPAHM | $1.29 billion |
| May 10, 2021 | DR-4602-VA | Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | 33 | PAHM | $68.1 million |
| Oct 26, 2021 | DR-4628-VA | Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Flood | 1 | PAHM | $1.7 million |
| Mar 11, 2022 | DR-4644-VA | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | Severe Storm | 28 | PAHM | $112.3 million |
| Sep 30, 2022 | DR-4674-VA | Flooding and Mudslides | Severe Storm | 2 | PAHM | $12.6 million |
| Oct 1, 2024 | DR-4831-VA | Tropical Storm Helene | Tropical Storm | 37 | IHPPAHM | $137.9 million |
| Apr 4, 2025 | DR-4863-VA | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 36 | PA | $41.4 million |
* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.