King and Queen County, Virginia: hazard risk
FEMA rates King and Queen County's overall risk Very Low (score 16.2 of 100, higher than 16% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by drought. Its storm record holds 271 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | Relatively High | 95.7 | $2.1M |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 68.4 | $365K |
| Coastal Flooding | Relatively Low | 51.6 | $107K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 30.3 | $23K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 39.6 | $456 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 34.4 | $75K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 22.5 | $54K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 19.1 | $156K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 17.6 | $4K |
| Strong Wind | Very Low | 16.7 | $102K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 16.5 | $1.4M |
| Hail | Very Low | 16.2 | $39K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 10.4 | $24K |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 7.4 | $4K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 4.5 | $8K |
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 | 99 | 0 | $203K | 41st of 96 | 447th of 3,077 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 83 | 0 | $207K | 70th of 96 | 1153rd of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 25 | 0 | – | 22nd of 96 | 91st of 3,080 |
| Floods | 17 | 0 | $1.1M | 78th of 96 | 1427th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 16 | 0 | – | 86th of 96 | 2490th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 8 | 0 | $1.3M | 35th of 96 | 1775th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 5 | 0 | – | 51st of 96 | 1279th of 3,076 |
| High wind and dust storms | 4 | 0 | $70K | 81st of 96 | 2373rd of 3,080 |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | $11M | 58th of 96 | 2024th of 3,063 |
| Extreme cold | 3 | 0 | – | 84th of 96 | 2143rd of 3,076 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 3 | 0 | $4.2M | 21st of 96 | 496th of 1,849 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $3K | 70th of 96 | 1579th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full King and Queen County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.