Severe Weather History


Virginia Coastal Flood History: 378 Recorded Events

378

Recorded events

1

Counties affected

1

Direct deaths

$180.5M

Property damage

Virginia coastal flood history: 378 recorded events across 1 counties between 1997 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Virginia coastal flood history by decade

Virginia coastal flood history: recorded events per decade
Virginia coastal flood history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 2 reported coastal flood events across Virginia. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most coastal flood events in Virginia

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Alexandria city20$3K1998–1998
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in Virginia · Coastal Flood across the U.S.