FEMA rates relative lightning risk for the City of Charlottesville as relatively moderate and reports FEMA annualized frequency of 53.716 per year for the area.
FEMA summary
FEMA's profile for the City of Charlottesville reports FEMA annualized frequency of 53.716 per year for lightning. FEMA's relative risk rating for the area is relatively moderate; the annualized frequency is a separate measure.
Hazard metrics cover FEMA county-equivalent geographies rather than individual addresses or parcels. Use local or state hazard maps before making a property, insurance, retrofit, or evacuation decision.
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Lightning
FEMA combines its area-wide loss estimate and community data in this relative rating. Event frequency appears separately below.
Relative FEMA score
80.8/100
Occurrence thresholds vary by hazard. The FEMA methodology defines the value for each hazard.
The area loss estimate combines FEMA's modeled losses to buildings, population, and agriculture across City of Charlottesville. It is not an estimate for a home or address.
City risk summary
For Charlottesville, FEMA rates lightning risk for the City of Charlottesville as relatively moderate, with a relative score of 80.8/100. The next highest relative scores are strong wind at 71.1/100 and hurricane at 69.6/100.
Using FEMA data for the City of Charlottesville, Charlottesville is #6 among 16 covered Virginia entries for lightning risk. Fredericksburg is about 57 straight-line miles from the Charlottesville map point; its FEMA figures cover the City of Fredericksburg.
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The map shows Charlottesville. All FEMA figures on this page cover the City of Charlottesville.
The FEMA figures cover the City of Charlottesville. Address-level conditions require local maps, building records, and property details.
FEMA rates relative lightning risk for the City of Charlottesville as relatively moderate. Its FEMA annualized frequency is 53.716 per year. Damage at a specific address also depends on the building, soil, elevation, and exact hazard zone.
Among 16 Virginia cities covered by this directory, Charlottesville is #6 for relative lightning risk based on FEMA's score for the City of Charlottesville. Homes within Charlottesville can have different soil, elevation, construction, and hazard-zone conditions.
In FEMA's data for the City of Charlottesville, the highest relative ratings are Lightning (Relatively Moderate), Strong Wind (Relatively Moderate), and Hurricane (Relatively Low). FEMA uses estimated losses and community data along with event frequency when assigning these ratings.
The hazard numbers cover the City of Charlottesville. For an individual home, check local fault, flood, fire, evacuation, and building records for the exact address.
FEMA gives the City of Charlottesville an overall relative risk rating of very low. Conditions at a specific home depend on its hazard zones, building type, maintenance, insurance, and access to evacuation routes and emergency services.
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Distances are measured between city coordinates.
| City | Distance | Lightning rating | Relative score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg, VA | 57 mi | Relatively Moderate | 72.4 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 59 mi | Relatively Moderate | 88.0 |
| Richmond, VA | 65 mi | Relatively Low | 39.8 |
| Winchester, VA | 80 mi | Relatively Low | 52.4 |
| Alexandria, VA | 93 mi | Relatively Low | 59.8 |
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