Nottoway County, Virginia
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 51135 · population 15,638 · 314 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 342 records for Nottoway County, Virginia from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 259 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (155 records). The deadliest single record is the July 22, 2019 thunderstorm wind: 1 death, 2 injuries and $2,309 in damage 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
- 342on 259 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 24 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $13Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 13strongest 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 Nottoway County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 155 since 1955. 52% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1955 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 | 155 | 104 | 1955-2026 | 1 | 2 | $502K | 40 of 96 |
| Winter storms | 76 | 76 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | $225K | 45 of 96 |
| Hail | 33 | 28 | 1975-2023 | 0 | 0 | $11K | 47 of 96 |
| Heavy rain | 29 | 23 | 1998-2024 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 of 96 |
| Floods | 19 | 15 | 1999-2026 | 1 | 0 | $32K | 84 of 96 |
| Tornadoes | 13 | 13 | 1966-2018 | 0 | 0 | $4.4M | 15 of 96 |
| Heat | 4 | 4 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 50 of 96 |
| Drought | 3 | 3 | 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | $7.7M | 57 of 96 |
| Extreme cold | 3 | 3 | 2003-2016 | 0 | 0 | – | 65 of 96 |
| Lightning | 3 | 3 | 2000-2025 | 0 | 2 | $17K | 43 of 96 |
| High wind and dust storms | 2 | 2 | 2018-2025 | 0 | 0 | $3K | 89 of 96 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 1 | 1 | 2003-2003 | 0 | 0 | – | 55 of 96 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 1 | 1 | 2014-2014 | 0 | 0 | – | 56 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 Nottoway County had?
NOAA records 13 tornadoes in Nottoway County from 1966 to 2018, the strongest rated F3, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded in the county. That is 15th 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 14 tornadoes whose track touched Nottoway County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 13: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-05-22 16:30, as SPC files it | Blackstone | F3 | 3.5 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Virginia.
Every tornado record filed for Nottoway County (13)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-11 | Mutt, Nottoway County | EF1 1.35 mi x 175 yd | 0 | 0 | $176K |
| 2006-09-28 | Burkeville, Nottoway County | F1 1.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $7K |
| 2005-07-13 | Blackstone Aaf, Nottoway County | F1 0.5 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2005-07-07 | Blackstone, Nottoway County | F1 2.5 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2004-08-30 | Blackstone, Nottoway County | F0 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2003-09-23 | Crewe, Nottoway County | F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2002-05-02 | Burkeville, Nottoway County | F0 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $33K |
| 1986-08-06 | Nottoway County | F1 0.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1983-10-13 | Nottoway County | F1 3 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1983-05-22 | Nottoway County | F3 2.5 mi x 37 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1975-07-10 | Nottoway County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1974-05-12 | Nottoway County | F2 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1966-11-02 | Nottoway County | F2 3.6 mi x 100 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 Nottoway County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 22, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($5,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Thunderstorm WindBlackstone, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2026-05-27 | Thunderstorm WindBurkeville, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-05-25 | Flash FloodMutt, Nottoway County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-16 | Thunderstorm WindBlackstone, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $20K |
| 2026-03-16 | Thunderstorm WindBlackstone, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2026-03-16 | Thunderstorm WindCrewe, Nottoway County | 61 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $50K |
| 2026-03-16 | Thunderstorm WindCrewe, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2025-07-27 | Thunderstorm WindJennings Ordinary, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindBlackstone, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindCrewe Municipal, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindSpainville, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2025-07-18 | Thunderstorm WindCrewe Municipal, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-22 | Thunderstorm WindBlackstone Aaf, Nottoway County Large tree was downed during a training exercise at Fort Pickett killing one person and injuring two other people. | 50 kt wind | 1 | 2 | $2K |
| 2003-05-26 | Flash FloodCountywide, Nottoway County Most backroads closed. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2000-06-21 | LightningCamp Pickett, Nottoway County Two National Guardsmen were treated for lightning-related injuries. One soldier was transported to a local hospital, but the injuries were described at "minor". | 0 | 2 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-01 | DroughtNottoway County · forecast zone Nottoway | 0 | 0 | $2.2M | |
| 2018-10-11 | TornadoMutt, Nottoway County | EF1 1.35 mi x 175 yd | 0 | 0 | $176K |
| 2026-03-16 | Thunderstorm WindCrewe, Nottoway County | 61 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $50K |
| 2002-05-02 | TornadoBurkeville, Nottoway County | F0 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $33K |
| 2026-03-16 | Thunderstorm WindBlackstone, Nottoway County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $20K |
| 2003-09-23 | TornadoCrewe, Nottoway County | F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2005-07-13 | TornadoBlackstone Aaf, Nottoway County | F1 0.5 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2006-09-28 | TornadoBurkeville, Nottoway County | F1 1.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $7K |
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 $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: November 2, 1966 (tornado, Nottoway County); May 22, 1983 (tornado, Nottoway County); October 13, 1983 (tornado, Nottoway 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 Nottoway 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 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 38 | 42 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 7 | 28 | 31 | 10 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Heavy rain | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Tornadoes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
52% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1955 fell in June and July. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 38 · Feb 26 · Mar 19 · Apr 20 · May 46 · Jun 50 · Jul 54 · Aug 25 · Sep 24 · Oct 14 · Nov 10 · Dec 16 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Nottoway County
FEMA's register lists 22 declarations that include Nottoway County: 14 major disasters, 8 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (8) and severe storm (3).
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2018-10-15 | DR-4401 | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| 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 Nottoway County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 19 flood or flash flood records for Nottoway County from 1999 to 2026, on 15 days, with 1 death. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Nottoway County ranks 2830th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $2,599 on 1 claim filed in Nottoway County; the most in one year was 1 in 2021. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
2021: 1; 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 Nottoway County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Nottoway County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $6.2 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 | $2.6M | 7.3 modeled event-days a year |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $510K | 1.5 a year (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | $1.0M | once in about 8 years (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | $293K | once in about 494 years (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | $101K | 43 a year (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | $23K | 1.2 a year (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | $20K | 5.5 a year (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | $120K | 4.2 modeled event-days a year |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Nottoway County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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