1 flood insurance claims·$2,599 paid·7 federal flood & hurricane disasters
Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Nottoway County, Virginia. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
Flash flooding from localized severe weather dominates the flood risk profile in Nottoway County, supported by NOAA records detailing 14 flash flood events, four general flood events, and one tropical storm over the last 30 years. Flash flooding has resulted in one fatality during this period.
Recent events illustrate this recurring hazard. In July 2023, scattered thunderstorms associated with low pressure and a surface trough produced heavy rain and flash flooding across the region. Similar conditions occurred in May 2024, when a surface low developing along a warm front brought widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding.
Federal Emergency Management Agency records show limited National Flood Insurance Program claims activity, restricted to Zone X with a single recorded claim averaging $2,599 and an average recorded water depth of 0 inches. Homeowners and real estate professionals in Nottoway County should pay the most attention to localized flash flood hazards generated by heavy summer thunderstorms and frontal systems.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
4 NOAA storm reports from Nottoway County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Virginia flood stories →
22 federal disaster declarations since 1972, 7 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Severe Winter Storms And Flooding | Feb 10, 2025 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Michael | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Hurricane Florence | Sep 13, 2018 |
| Hurricane Sandy | Oct 26, 2012 |
| Severe Storms And Straight-line Winds | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Hurricane Irene | Aug 26, 2011 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
19 since 1996: 14 flash floods and 4 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | May 14, 2024 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 8, 2024 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 13, 2023 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 9, 2023 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 8, 2023 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 5, 2022 | — |
| Flood | May 18, 2018 | — |
| Flood | Sep 17, 2018 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · May 14, 2024. A surface low developed along a warm front and lifted northeast across southeast Virginia late on May 14 into the early morning hours of May 15. This resulted in widespread moderate to locally heavy rain and localized instances of flash flooding across central and southeast Virginia.
Flash Flood · Jul 8, 2024. Scattered thunderstorms in advance of a frontal boundary produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of central and south central Virginia.
Flash Flood · May 13, 2023. Scattered thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of south central Virginia.
Flash Flood · Jul 9, 2023. Scattered thunderstorms in advance of a frontal boundary produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of south central, eastern and southeast Virginia.
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Nottoway County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.