Disaster Data / States / Virginia / Portsmouth (city)
Independent cityPortsmouth (city), Virginia
Portsmouth (city) recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Portsmouth (city) runs between 2003 and 2020, covering 9 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 $8.8 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.
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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.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Debris removal(A) | 35 | $7,109,938 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 40 | $958,007 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 33 | $430,519 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 7 | $182,578 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 11 | $108,565 |
| Utilities(F) | 3 | $22,968 |
| All categories | 129 | $8,812,575 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 6
- Biological 2
- Severe Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Portsmouth (city), sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4512-VA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3448-VA | EM |
| Hurricane | Nov 2, 2016 | DR-4291-VA | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3359-VA | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 3, 2011 | DR-4024-VA | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 26, 2011 | EM-3329-VA | EM |
| Severe Storm | Dec 9, 2009 | DR-1862-VA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3240-VA | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 18, 2003 | DR-1491-VA | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 9 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4512-VA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3448-VA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Nov 2, 2016 | DR-4291-VA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew |
| Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3359-VA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Sep 3, 2011 | DR-4024-VA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| Aug 26, 2011 | EM-3329-VA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| Dec 9, 2009 | DR-1862-VA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Ida And A Nor'East |
| Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3240-VA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Sep 18, 2003 | DR-1491-VA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Isabel |
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); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.