Colonial Heights (city), Virginia: hazard risk
FEMA rates Colonial Heights (city)'s overall risk Very Low (score 6.0 of 100, higher than 6% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 111 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 59.0 | $240K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 28.5 | $37K |
| Coastal Flooding | Very Low | 43.0 | $42K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 41.1 | $211K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 29.3 | $164K |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 23.0 | $27K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 21.6 | $346K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 19.6 | $3.1M |
| Lightning | Very Low | 13.5 | $60K |
| Strong Wind | Very Low | 9.6 | $89K |
| Hail | Very Low | 5.2 | $17K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 3.4 | $2K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 1.7 | $856 |
| Landslide | Very Low | 1.4 | $2 |
| Drought | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 28 | 0 | $372K | ||
| Heavy rain | 22 | 0 | – | ||
| Winter storms | 21 | 0 | $92K | ||
| Floods | 20 | 0 | $2.2M | ||
| Hail | 11 | 0 | – | ||
| Heat | 3 | 2 | – | ||
| Extreme cold | 2 | 0 | – | ||
| High wind and dust storms | 2 | 1 | $41K | ||
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $2K | ||
| Tornadoes | 1 | 0 | $2.7M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Colonial Heights (city) record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.