Tornado Risk in Virginia

All Virginia counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index tornado score

Tornado risk — violently rotating columns of air capable of catastrophic local damage — is rated for 133 of 133 Virginia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Henrico County carries the state's highest tornado score at 81.0, with $5M in expected annual tornado losses.

No Virginia county reaches the High band for tornado, and expected annual losses from tornado total roughly $85M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Tornado

#CountyTornado ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Henrico County
81.0
Medium 0.14 / yr $5M
2 Chesterfield County
76.8
Medium 0.23 / yr $5M
3 Prince William County
76.5
Medium 0.25 / yr $5M
4 Loudoun County
74.7
Medium 0.35 / yr $5M
5 Norfolk City
74.1
Medium 0.04 / yr $3M
6 Newport News City
74.1
Medium 0.06 / yr $3M
7 Chesapeake City
71.8
Medium 0.16 / yr $3M
8 Richmond City
66.8
Medium 0.03 / yr $2M
9 Virginia Beach City
66.7
Medium 0.20 / yr $3M
10 Danville City
61.5
Low 0.01 / yr $1M
11 Hampton City
56.1
Low 0.06 / yr $2M
12 Suffolk City
55.7
Low 0.24 / yr $2M
13 Fairfax County
54.5
Low 0.30 / yr $2M
14 Albemarle County
52.2
Low 0.23 / yr $1M
15 Stafford County
52.2
Low 0.20 / yr $2M
16 James City County
51.1
Low 0.10 / yr $2M
17 Portsmouth City
51.0
Low 0.02 / yr $1M
18 Hanover County
51.0
Low 0.27 / yr $2M
19 Spotsylvania County
44.7
Low 0.27 / yr $2M
20 Arlington County
44.1
Low 0.02 / yr $1M
21 Henry County
43.7
Low 0.10 / yr $650K
22 York County
42.4
Low 0.11 / yr $2M
23 Pittsylvania County
40.4
Low 0.26 / yr $621K
24 Alexandria City
39.9
Low 0.01 / yr $1M
25 Lee County
34.9
Low 0.09 / yr $393K
26 Halifax County
34.3
Low 0.26 / yr $392K
27 Augusta County
34.1
Low 0.18 / yr $591K
28 Mecklenburg County
33.8
Low 0.27 / yr $458K
29 Frederick County
33.4
Low 0.18 / yr $882K
30 Louisa County
33.3
Low 0.26 / yr $603K
31 Hopewell City
33.1
Low 0.01 / yr $415K
32 Roanoke City
33.0
Low 0.01 / yr $475K
33 Isle of Wight County
32.3
Low 0.20 / yr $740K
34 Lynchburg City
31.8
Low 0.01 / yr $535K
35 Culpeper County
31.3
Low 0.21 / yr $561K
36 Carroll County
30.4
Low 0.09 / yr $365K
37 Caroline County
30.2
Low 0.35 / yr $581K
38 Washington County
30.1
Low 0.09 / yr $436K
39 Gloucester County
29.9
Low 0.15 / yr $578K
40 Rockingham County
29.1
Low 0.21 / yr $498K
41 Petersburg City
29.0
Low 0.01 / yr $398K
42 Manassas City
28.5
Low 0.01 / yr $533K
43 Dinwiddie County
28.1
Low 0.26 / yr $456K
44 Prince George County
28.0
Low 0.16 / yr $633K
45 Shenandoah County
27.3
Low 0.19 / yr $376K
46 Northumberland County
27.2
Low 0.15 / yr $286K
47 Westmoreland County
26.9
Low 0.16 / yr $319K
48 Martinsville City
26.9
Low 0.00 / yr $297K
49 Prince Edward County
26.6
Low 0.14 / yr $274K
50 Powhatan County
26.0
Very Low 0.13 / yr $501K
51 Orange County
25.4
Very Low 0.18 / yr $482K
52 Winchester City
25.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $347K
53 Bedford County
25.1
Very Low 0.15 / yr $389K
54 New Kent County
24.9
Very Low 0.14 / yr $455K
55 Goochland County
24.8
Very Low 0.14 / yr $471K
56 Warren County
24.7
Very Low 0.11 / yr $451K
57 Roanoke County
24.6
Very Low 0.04 / yr $409K
58 Nottoway County
24.4
Very Low 0.14 / yr $226K
59 Charlottesville City
24.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $423K
60 Montgomery County
23.7
Very Low 0.05 / yr $363K
61 Fluvanna County
23.5
Very Low 0.12 / yr $352K
62 Southampton County
23.4
Very Low 0.35 / yr $296K
63 Harrisonburg City
23.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $319K
64 Middlesex County
23.2
Very Low 0.11 / yr $228K
65 Campbell County
23.0
Very Low 0.13 / yr $271K
66 Brunswick County
23.0
Very Low 0.27 / yr $237K
67 Lunenburg County
22.9
Very Low 0.17 / yr $175K
68 Essex County
22.9
Very Low 0.18 / yr $236K
69 Northampton County
22.6
Very Low 0.28 / yr $201K
70 Buckingham County
22.6
Very Low 0.21 / yr $204K
71 Amherst County
22.2
Very Low 0.10 / yr $250K
72 Wise County
21.6
Very Low 0.06 / yr $216K
73 Colonial Heights City
21.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $346K
74 Lancaster County
21.4
Very Low 0.12 / yr $191K
75 Patrick County
21.3
Very Low 0.11 / yr $227K
76 Smyth County
21.1
Very Low 0.06 / yr $195K
77 Fredericksburg City
21.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $404K
78 Sussex County
20.8
Very Low 0.29 / yr $188K
79 Richmond County
20.3
Very Low 0.13 / yr $187K
80 Fairfax City
20.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $359K
81 Scott County
19.9
Very Low 0.09 / yr $147K
82 Greensville County
19.9
Very Low 0.16 / yr $142K
83 Franklin City
19.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $175K
84 Amelia County
19.8
Very Low 0.17 / yr $223K
85 Nelson County
19.7
Very Low 0.13 / yr $183K
86 King William County
19.4
Very Low 0.18 / yr $333K
87 King and Queen County
19.1
Very Low 0.19 / yr $156K
88 Williamsburg City
19.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $342K
89 Page County
18.9
Very Low 0.11 / yr $174K
90 Grayson County
18.6
Very Low 0.09 / yr $151K
91 Accomack County
18.0
Very Low 0.37 / yr $142K
92 Franklin County
17.9
Very Low 0.15 / yr $163K
93 Charlotte County
17.8
Very Low 0.16 / yr $122K
94 Pulaski County
17.7
Very Low 0.05 / yr $153K
95 Cumberland County
17.6
Very Low 0.13 / yr $136K
96 Charles City County
17.5
Very Low 0.12 / yr $140K
97 Mathews County
16.8
Very Low 0.11 / yr $133K
98 Manassas Park City
16.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $188K
99 Fauquier County
16.5
Very Low 0.40 / yr $248K
100 Bristol City
16.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $113K
101 Russell County
16.4
Very Low 0.06 / yr $127K
102 Waynesboro City
16.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $209K
103 Emporia City
16.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $142K
104 Rockbridge County
16.0
Very Low 0.10 / yr $135K
105 Staunton City
15.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $163K
106 Tazewell County
15.4
Very Low 0.06 / yr $108K
107 Appomattox County
15.1
Very Low 0.10 / yr $149K
108 Wythe County
14.8
Very Low 0.07 / yr $106K
109 Clarke County
14.5
Very Low 0.11 / yr $198K
110 Greene County
14.2
Very Low 0.05 / yr $130K
111 Surry County
14.2
Very Low 0.17 / yr $117K
112 Madison County
13.9
Very Low 0.14 / yr $131K
113 Galax City
13.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $90K
114 Poquoson City
13.0
Very Low 0.03 / yr $210K
115 Falls Church City
13.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $201K
116 Salem City
12.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $133K
117 King George County
12.3
Very Low 0.12 / yr $143K
118 Rappahannock County
12.1
Very Low 0.15 / yr $85K
119 Botetourt County
12.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $122K
120 Floyd County
11.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $83K
121 Norton City
10.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $53K
122 Giles County
10.2
Very Low 0.04 / yr $56K
123 Buchanan County
9.9
Very Low 0.05 / yr $41K
124 Lexington City
9.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $47K
125 Alleghany County
9.4
Very Low 0.05 / yr $52K
126 Dickenson County
8.4
Very Low 0.04 / yr $37K
127 Radford City
8.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $50K
128 Buena Vista City
7.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $36K
129 Covington City
5.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
130 Craig County
5.2
Very Low 0.04 / yr $17K
131 Bland County
5.0
Very Low 0.04 / yr $17K
132 Bath County
4.4
Very Low 0.05 / yr $13K
133 Highland County
3.1
Very Low 0.04 / yr $7K

133 Virginia counties with measurable tornado risk. See the national tornado ranking or all Virginia counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Virginia county has the highest tornado risk?

Henrico County has the highest FEMA tornado risk score in Virginia at 81.0 (Medium), with $5M in expected annual losses and about 0.14 events per year.

How many Virginia counties face significant tornado risk?

133 Virginia counties record measurable tornado risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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