Petersburg (city), Virginia: hazard risk
FEMA rates Petersburg (city)'s overall risk Very Low (score 17.0 of 100, higher than 16% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 208 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 | 68.9 | $445K |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 66.1 | $532K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 50.4 | $316K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 49.3 | $69K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 48.0 | $50K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 35.1 | $111K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 29.0 | $398K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 20.7 | $157K |
| Coastal Flooding | Very Low | 36.2 | $8K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 34.0 | $3.3M |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 15.1 | $4K |
| Hail | Very Low | 11.6 | $31K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 4.3 | $5 |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 3.8 | $4K |
| 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 | 76 | 0 | $179K | ||
| Floods | 43 | 0 | $6.6M | ||
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 41 | 0 | $275K | ||
| Heavy rain | 19 | 0 | – | ||
| Hail | 5 | 0 | – | ||
| Heat | 5 | 0 | – | ||
| Extreme cold | 4 | 0 | – | ||
| High wind and dust storms | 4 | 1 | $12K | ||
| Tornadoes | 4 | 0 | $74M | ||
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 2 | 1 | $22M | ||
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $21K | ||
| Drought | 1 | 0 | $2.2M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Petersburg (city) record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.