FEMA Emergency Management Declaration – Virginia Severe Winter Storm
FEMA Alert
January 23, 2026
FEMA has issued an Emergency Management Declaration for the state of Virginia to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe storm beginning January 22, 2026 and continuing. The following counties have been approved for assistance:
Public Assistance:
- Accomack
- Albemarle
- Alexandria
- Alleghany
- Amelia
- Amherst
- Appomattox
- Arlington
- Augusta
- Bath
- Bedford
- Bedford (County)
- Bland
- Botetourt
- Bristol
- Brunswick
- Buchanan
- Buckingham
- Buena Vista
- Campbell
- Caroline
- Carroll
- Charles City
- Charlottesville
- Chesapeake
- Chesterfield
- Clarke
- Colonial Heights
- Covington
- Craig
- Culpeper
- Cumberland
- Danville
- Dickenson
- Dinwiddie
- Emporia
- Essex
- Fairfax
- Fairfax (County)
- Falls Church
- Fauquier
- Floyd
- Fluvanna
- Franklin
- Franklin (County)
- Frederick
- Fredericksburg
- Galax
- Giles
- Gloucester
- Goochland
- Grayson
- Greene
- Greensville
- Halifax
- Hampton
- Hanover
- Harrisonburg
- Henrico
- Henry
- Highland
- Hopewell
- Isle of Wright
- James City
- King George
- King William
- King and Queen
- Lancaster
- Lee
- Lexington
- Loudoun
- Louisa
- Lunenburg
- Lynchburg
- Madison
- Manassas
- Manassas Park
- Martinsville
- Mathews
- Middlesex
- Montgomery
- Nelson
- New Kent
- Newport News
- Norfolk
- Northampton
- Norton
- Nottoway
- Orange
- Page
- Patrick
- Petersburg
- Pittsylvania
- Poquoson
- Portsmouth
- Powhatan
- Prince Edward
- Prince William
- Pulaski
- Radford
- Rappahannock
- Richmond
- Richmond (County)
- Roanoke
- Roanoke (County)
- Rockbridge
- Rockingham
- Salem
- Scott
- Shenandoah
- Smyth
- Southampton
- Spotsylvania
- Stafford
- Staunton
- Suffolk
- Surry
- Sussex
- Tazewell
- Virginia Beach
- Warren
- Washington
- Waynesboro
- Westmoreland
- Williamsburg
- Winchester
- Wise
- Wythe
- York
Virginia Severe Winter Storm (EM-3631-VA)
President Donald J. Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Virginia
Additional Resources
FEMA’s web site
FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process
Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts
VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters