Petersburg County, Virginia

Natural Hazard Risk Assessment — Population: 33,446

17.0NRI
Very Low

Overall Risk Rating

👥

Population

33,446

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Building Value

$6.7B

💰

Annual Hazard Loss

$5.4M

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Hazards Tracked

15

Natural Hazard Risk Profile

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Hurricane

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$445K
Risk Score68.9
🏔️

Earthquake

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$532K
Risk Score66.1
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Heat Wave

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$316K
Risk Score50.4
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Ice Storm

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$69K
Risk Score49.3

Winter Weather

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$50K
Risk Score48.0
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Coastal Flooding

Very Low
Annual Loss$8K
Risk Score36.2

Lightning

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$111K
Risk Score35.1
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Riverine Flooding

Very Low
Annual Loss$3.3M
Risk Score34.0
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Tornado

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$398K
Risk Score29.0
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Strong Wind

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$157K
Risk Score20.7
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Wildfire

Very Low
Annual Loss$4K
Risk Score15.1
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Hail

Very Low
Annual Loss$31K
Risk Score11.6
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Landslide

Very Low
Annual Loss$5
Risk Score4.3
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Cold Wave

Very Low
Annual Loss$4K
Risk Score3.8
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Drought

No Rating
Annual Loss$0
Risk Score0.0

Petersburg County vs. National Average

🎯 Overall Risk

17.0-31.7 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

🔥 Wildfire Risk

15.1-33.6 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

👥 Social Vulnerability

62.4+13.2 vs avg

National avg: 49.2

🛡️ Community Resilience

38.8-9.9 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

Community Profile

Social Vulnerability

62.4

Relatively High

Higher scores indicate greater social vulnerability to natural hazards.

Community Resilience

38.8

Relatively Low

Higher scores indicate better ability to prepare for, adapt to, and recover from hazards.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Data from FEMA National Risk Index. For informational purposes only. Consult local authorities for property-specific risk.