Greene County, Virginia: hazard risk
FEMA rates Greene County's overall risk Very Low (score 9.3 of 100, higher than 9% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 796 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 | 63.5 | $309K |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 54.3 | $205K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 36.3 | $376K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 33.6 | $129K |
| Avalanche | Very Low | 51.9 | $675 |
| Landslide | Very Low | 46.2 | $1K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 42.8 | $32K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 42.0 | $177K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 31.3 | $150K |
| Hail | Very Low | 24.8 | $95K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 24.8 | $3.0M |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 19.8 | $18K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 14.4 | $9K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 14.2 | $130K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 9.1 | $66K |
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 | 267 | 0 | $140K | 1st of 96 | 7th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 139 | 0 | $6.9M | 3rd of 96 | 33rd of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 117 | 0 | $380K | 11th of 96 | 127th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 93 | 0 | $184K | 1st of 96 | 2nd of 3,076 |
| Heat | 38 | 0 | – | 2nd of 96 | 51st of 3,076 |
| High wind and dust storms | 25 | 0 | $1.4M | 6th of 96 | 192nd of 3,080 |
| Hail | 19 | 0 | $1.4M | 36th of 96 | 1639th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 9 | 0 | $2.7M | 4th of 96 | 803rd of 3,063 |
| Heavy rain | 6 | 0 | – | 49th of 96 | 225th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 5 | 1 | $5.7M | 24th of 96 | 1433rd of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 1 | 0 | $1K | 30th of 96 | 634th of 1,849 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | – | 54th of 96 | 1035th of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 1 | 0 | – | 6th of 96 | 415th of 2,972 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Greene County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.