Amelia County, Virginia
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 51007 · population 13,265 · 355 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 339 records for Amelia County, Virginia from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 269 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (162 records). The most damaging was the September 18, 2003 tropical storm ($8.0 million in 2025 dollars). FEMA has issued 22 declarations naming the county since 1972, 20 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm” on January 23, 2026.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 339on 269 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 04 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $26Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 11strongest F3
- FEMA declarations
- 22latest 2026
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Amelia County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 162 since 1975. 54% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1975 fell in June and July. The rank column places the county among Virginia's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 162 | 116 | 1975-2026 | 0 | 1 | $576K | 42 of 96 |
| Winter storms | 86 | 86 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | $432K | 44 of 96 |
| Hail | 31 | 28 | 1978-2023 | 0 | 0 | $6K | 60 of 96 |
| Heavy rain | 22 | 22 | 1998-2024 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 of 96 |
| Floods | 13 | 11 | 1999-2025 | 0 | 0 | $14K | 94 of 96 |
| Tornadoes | 11 | 11 | 1983-2018 | 0 | 2 | $7.4M | 26 of 96 |
| Heat | 4 | 4 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 55 of 96 |
| Drought | 3 | 3 | 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | $9.1M | 62 of 96 |
| Extreme cold | 3 | 3 | 2003-2016 | 0 | 0 | – | 72 of 96 |
| Lightning | 2 | 2 | 2001-2025 | 0 | 1 | $5K | 58 of 96 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 1 | 1 | 2003-2003 | 0 | 0 | $8.0M | 63 of 96 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 1 | 1 | 2013-2013 | 0 | 0 | – | 58 of 96 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Amelia County had?
NOAA records 11 tornadoes in Amelia County from 1983 to 2018, the strongest rated F3, with 0 deaths and 2 injuries recorded in the county. That is 26th of 96 Virginia counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 11 tornadoes whose track touched Amelia County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 11, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-05-04 17:45, as SPC files it | Petersburg | F3 | 8 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Virginia.
Every tornado record filed for Amelia County (11)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-11 | Mannboro, Amelia County | EF2 1.62 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $294K |
| 2018-01-12 | Amelia Hill Top Airport, Amelia County | EF1 0.41 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $35K |
| 2013-06-10 | Jetersville, Amelia County | EF0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-09-28 | Jetersville, Amelia County | F1 2 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $37K |
| 2004-09-17 | Mannboro, Amelia County | F1 1.5 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | $16K |
| 2004-09-08 | Truxillo, Amelia County | F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2003-09-23 | Amelia County | F1 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 2 | $40K |
| 2003-05-09 | Amelia County | F1 3 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $40K |
| 1990-05-04 | Amelia County | F3 8 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
| 1989-11-16 | Amelia County | F0 0.2 mi x 13 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1983-10-13 | Amelia County | F1 2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Amelia County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 16, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($3,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | Thunderstorm WindAmelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindWhites Store, Amelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindWhites Store, Amelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindMaplewood, Amelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindMaplewood, Amelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindAmelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindJetersville, Amelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindMaplewood, Amelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindJetersville, Amelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindRodephil, Amelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2025-07-09 | Flash FloodMaplewood, Amelia County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-09 | Thunderstorm WindAmelia Hill Top Airport, Amelia County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-23 | TornadoAmelia County F1 tornado on Route 614. Barn destroyed. Mobile home also destroyed and overturned several times. | F1 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 2 | $40K |
| 2009-07-26 | Thunderstorm WindAmelia County Tree fell onto a car. | 50 kt wind | 0 | 1 | $3K |
| 2001-08-12 | LightningChula, Amelia County A man had a storm door open and lightning hit the rail and jumped to the door he had been holding. He was knocked out briefly and had a burn mark on his hand. | 0 | 1 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-18 | Tropical StormAmelia County · forecast zone Amelia | 0 | 0 | $8.0M | |
| 1997-09-01 | DroughtAmelia County · forecast zone Amelia | 0 | 0 | $3.6M | |
| 1998-11-01 | DroughtAmelia County · forecast zone Amelia | 0 | 0 | $1.8M | |
| 2018-10-11 | TornadoMannboro, Amelia County | EF2 1.62 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $294K |
| 2003-05-09 | TornadoAmelia County | F1 3 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $40K |
| 2003-09-23 | TornadoAmelia County | F1 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 2 | $40K |
| 2025-02-11 | Winter StormAmelia County · forecast zone Amelia | 0 | 0 | $40K | |
| 2018-01-12 | TornadoAmelia Hill Top Airport, Amelia County | EF1 0.41 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $35K |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $2.5M, in the dollars of the day) holds: May 4, 1990 (tornado, Amelia County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Amelia County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 32 | 41 | 56 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 7 | 34 | 34 | 11 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| Heavy rain | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Tornadoes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
54% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1975 fell in June and July. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 41 · Feb 32 · Mar 22 · Apr 28 · May 30 · Jun 48 · Jul 59 · Aug 19 · Sep 23 · Oct 13 · Nov 8 · Dec 16 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Amelia County
FEMA's register lists 22 declarations that include Amelia County: 14 major disasters, 8 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (7) and severe storm (4).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | EM-3631 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2025-04-04 | DR-4863 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding |
| 2022-03-11 | DR-4644 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm |
| 2021-05-10 | DR-4602 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 2020-04-02 | DR-4512 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3448 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2018-12-18 | DR-4411 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Michael |
| 2018-09-11 | EM-3403 | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| 2012-10-29 | EM-3359 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| 2012-07-27 | DR-4072 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds |
| 2011-09-03 | DR-4024 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| 2005-09-12 | EM-3240 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2003-09-18 | DR-1491 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isabel |
| 2000-02-28 | DR-1318 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 1996-09-06 | DR-1135 | Hurricane | Hurricane Fran and Associated Severe Storm Cond |
| 1996-01-13 | DR-1086 | Snowstorm | Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) |
| 1994-03-10 | DR-1014 | Snowstorm | Severe Ice Storms, Flooding |
| 1993-03-25 | EM-3112 | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 1977-07-23 | EM-3046 | Drought | Drought |
| 1976-10-15 | EM-3018 | Drought | Drought |
| 1972-10-10 | DR-359 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1972-06-23 | DR-339 | Flood | Tropical Storm Agnes |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Amelia County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 13 flood or flash flood records for Amelia County from 1999 to 2025, on 11 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Amelia County ranks 2477th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Isabel | 2003-09-18 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $123,000 on 7 claims filed in Amelia County; the most in one year was 2 in 2003. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1996: 1 · 1998: 1 · 2003: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2018: 2; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Amelia County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Amelia County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $5.1 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | Relatively High | $2.3M | 7.5 modeled event-days a year |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | $474K | once in about 9 years (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Very Low | $260K | once in about 379 years (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | $99K | 4.3 modeled event-days a year |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | $23K | 1.3 a year (modeled) |
| Hail | Very Low | $71K | 2.4 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Very Low | $223K | once in about 6 years (modeled) |
| Landslide | Very Low | $107 | once in about 3 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Amelia County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
Next
- Tornadoes in VirginiaEvery Virginia tornado since 1950 and the counties with the most per square mile
- Severe thunderstorm wind in VirginiaThe state's severe thunderstorm wind events, by county, year and month
- The Virginia recordEvery hazard in the state, its deadliest events and its federal declarations
- FEMA's risk rating for each hazard in Amelia CountyThe hazard risk calculator: 18 hazards beside the county's record
- Download Amelia County's FEMA declarations (CSV)22 rows: every declaration that named the county, for your own analysis