Falls Church (city), Virginia: hazard risk
FEMA rates Falls Church (city)'s overall risk Very Low (score 1.6 of 100, higher than 1% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 417 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 53.4 | $493K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 17.3 | $280K |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 53.7 | $201K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 31.4 | $273K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 30.1 | $142K |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 15.6 | $24K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 13.0 | $201K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 10.8 | $10K |
| Hail | Very Low | 8.4 | $45K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 5.4 | $1.4M |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 4.5 | $18K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 0.3 | $0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 0.1 | $100 |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storms | 142 | 1 | $749K | ||
| Heat | 66 | 1 | – | ||
| High wind and dust storms | 39 | 0 | $6.1M | ||
| Floods | 38 | 0 | $1.1M | ||
| Extreme cold | 33 | 0 | – | ||
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 26 | 0 | $709K | ||
| Heavy rain | 13 | 0 | – | ||
| Drought | 9 | 0 | – | ||
| Hail | 8 | 0 | $3K | ||
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 6 | 0 | $7.5M | ||
| Lightning | 2 | 1 | $3K | ||
| Tornadoes | 1 | 0 | $7.4M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Falls Church (city) record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.