Natural hazards · Jonesville

Jonesville, VA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Jonesville comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2003. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Jonesville?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Jonesville to be higher than in 74% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding73%Cold waves10%Everything else17%

By hazard

What Jonesville faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

73% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 89% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Cold waves

10% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 65% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningAvalanches

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Jonesville flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Jonesville, from FEMA’s records.

1paid claims since 2003

$10Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20032026

Biggest named events

Hurricane Isabel: 1 claim, $10K

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Jonesville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Lee County.

Disasters that hit Jonesville

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Jonesville itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Jonesville.

Brought FEMA money into JonesvilleDeclared for Lee County only

2024

Tropical Storm Helene

28 households applied for aid $58K aid approved $87K to the Town of Jonesville for repairs

2004

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

34 households applied for aid $16K aid approved

2003

Severe Winter Storm, Record/Near Record Snowfall, Heavy Rain,floodind, and Mudslide

3 households applied for aid $6K aid approved

Lee County has had 17 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and winter storms.

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Jonesville is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Jonesville’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Jonesville. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.