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Hampton (city), Virginia

Hampton (city) recorded 6 federal major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 5 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations, 11 in all. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Hampton (city), VA

Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 26, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

6
Major disasters
5
Emergency declarations
0
Fire management grants
11
All declarations on record
Jan 2026
Most recent
$19.3M
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Hampton (city) runs between 2003 and 2026, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, biological, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $19.3 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.

Past 12 months

Recent declarations and aid so far

Hampton (city) has been named in 1 federal declaration in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported for Hampton (city) to date and grow as recovery continues. It falls in a complete fiscal year and is counted in the totals above.

DeclarationDeclaredHouseholds approvedIndividual AssistancePublic Assistance obligated
EM-3631-VAEmergency · Winter StormJan 23, 2026Incident period Jan 22 to 27, 2026None reportedNone reportedNone reported yet

Individual Assistance is FEMA's Individuals and Households Program, from OpenFEMA's Housing Assistance data for owners and renters. Public Assistance is the obligated federal share from OpenFEMA's grant award activity, which usually starts posting weeks to months after a declaration. Select a declaration number to open its full event profile, with the same figures for every place it covers.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 51650
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
74.8
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 74.8% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status62.8
Household characteristics58.0
Racial and ethnic minority status93.7
Housing type and transportation74.6

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
61.7
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$23.4MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability34.6Relatively Low
Community resilience89.0Very High

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance obligated

$19M has been obligated to Hampton (city) in Public Assistance since FY2000.

$19M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $572K, or 3% of the total, was COVID-19, which every county in the country received.

Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Debris removal(A)28$16,130,576
Emergency protective measures(B)31$2,117,421
Buildings and equipment(E)88$596,108
Parks and recreation(G)14$226,812
Utilities(F)8$129,257
Roads and bridges(C)9$102,759
Water control facilities(D)5$23,010
Management costs(Z)1$207
All categories184$19,326,150

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 108 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$572K
249 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Florence 2018$240K
120 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Matthew 2016$25K
133 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Irene 2011$1.1M
97 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Ida And A Nor'East 2009$474K
82 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Isabel 2003$16.9M
8 days to first federal obligation
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State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

10
state declarations with local storm evidence
82
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Virginia: 2002-present

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Sep 22, 2023EO-27Executive Order 27 (2023) Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Severe Flooding and Tropical Storm Impacts Across the CommonwealthHeavy RainNot reported
Sep 10, 2018EO-17Executive Order 17 (2018) Declaration Of A State Of Emergency For The Commonwealth Of Virginia Due To Potential Impacts From Hurricane FlorenceFloodNot reported
Oct 6, 2016EO-60Executive Order 60 (2016) Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to Hurricane Matthew and in Support of States Affected by Hurricane Matthew (Updated October 17, 2016)Flash Flood, Flood, Heavy Rain$2,000,000
Oct 30, 2012EO-53Executive Order 53 (2012) Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to the Threat of Hurricane Sandy Impacting VirginiaFloodNot reported
Aug 25, 2011EO-40Executive Order 40 (2011) Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia due to the Threat of Significant Flooding, Heavy Rains, and Wind Damage caused by Hurricane IreneFloodNot reported
Nov 13, 2009EO-101Executive Order 101 (2009) Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to a Severe Weather Event throughout the Commonwealth.Heavy RainNot reported
Jun 30, 2006EO-27Executive Order 27 (2006) Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to Significant Flooding, Transportation Impacts, Mudslides, and Continued Flash Flood Warnings Due to Extensive Rainfall Beginning June 23, 2006 from a Severe Tropical Weather System.Flood, Thunderstorm Wind$2,000
Aug 31, 2004EO-79Executive Order 79 (2004) Declaration of a State of Emergency for Central Virginia Due to Significant Flooding Caused by Tropical Depression Gaston.Tornado$5,000
May 28, 2003EO-48Executive Order 48 (2003) Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Tornado and Severe Storm Damage Across the Commonwealth.Hail$5,000
May 13, 2002EO-13Executive Order 13 (2002) Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Severe Weather Across the Commonwealth.Thunderstorm Wind$3,000

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

Most common hazards

Every declaration on record

Major disaster (DR). The big one. Opens the full toolbox: repair money for public infrastructure, help for households, and mitigation funding to reduce the next loss.

Emergency (EM). Narrower and usually faster, for protective work before or during an incident. Capped, and rarely brings household assistance. Nearly every county has one from COVID-19.

Fire management (FM). Cost sharing to fight a wildfire as it burns. Not a disaster declaration, and it does not open recovery programs.

Showing 11 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jan 23, 2026EM-3631-VAEMWinter StormSevere Winter Storm
Apr 2, 2020DR-4512-VADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3448-VAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 15, 2018DR-4401-VADRHurricaneHurricane Florence
Nov 2, 2016DR-4291-VADRHurricaneHurricane Matthew
Oct 29, 2012EM-3359-VAEMHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Sep 3, 2011DR-4024-VADRHurricaneHurricane Irene
Aug 26, 2011EM-3329-VAEMHurricaneHurricane Irene
Dec 9, 2009DR-1862-VADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Ida And A Nor'East
Sep 12, 2005EM-3240-VAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sep 18, 2003DR-1491-VADRHurricaneHurricane Isabel
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Virginia's statewide total. Independent cities are counted separately from the counties around them, matching how FEMA designates them. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in the tables on this page but are not counted in the totals until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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