Lee County, VA Environment & Hazard Risk

• LandslideRelatively Moderate$60.7K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.5 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$252K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 186 years
• AvalancheRelatively Low$3,392/yr expected annual loss, about once every 100 years
• Cold waveRelatively Low$937K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.4 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$58.6K/yr expected annual loss, about 12 events a year
• EarthquakeRelatively Low$271K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 372 years
• DroughtRelatively Low$143K/yr expected annual loss, about 12 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$396K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.7 events a year
• HailRelatively Low$144K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.9 events a year
• LightningRelatively Low$117K/yr expected annual loss, about 53 events a year
• HurricaneVery Low$19.2K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 111 years
• TornadoRelatively Low$393K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 11 years
• Ice stormVery Low$12.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 7 years
• Heat waveVery Low$2,575/yr expected annual loss, about once every 19 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

32 of 10,714 (0.3%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

488

Insured in high-risk zones

25 (5%)

Flood claims since 1978

50

Claims paid since 1978

$733K

• Thunderstorm Wind154
• Hail57
• Heavy Snow55
• Winter Storm22
• Flash Flood15
• Winter Weather12
• Flood10
• Tornado7
• Ice Storm5
• High Wind4

• TornadoEF1, 2.5 mi path, 200 yd wide03/03/2012

  Caylor, Lee County

  1 injured, $1.7M damage

  What happened

  The EF1 tornado with maximum winds at 110 mph started in Claiborne County, TN, then moved northeast into Lee County. The tornado had a maximum path width of 200 yards. In Lee County the damage included two houses destroyed, four houses damaged. About 20 barns and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed along with miles of agricultural fenceline damaged/destroyed. Residential losses total about $350,000, whereas agricultural property losses totaled $1.3 million. Many trees were downed along the path.||The combined tornado path for Claiborne and Lee Counties extended about 5.0 miles.

• Flood03/18/2002

  Lee

  $1M damage

  What happened

  Widespread flooding occurred across Southwest Virginia with four to seven inches of rain reported in 24 hours. This event produced flash flooding, mudslides, and flooding on several major rivers including the Clinch and Powell Rivers. Damage estimates were calculated to be over a million dollars. A 75 year old female died (estimated after 3:30 pm EST on the 18th), when she was swept away by flood waters.

• TornadoEF1, 0.8 mi path, 100 yd wide03/03/2012

  Mc Connels, Lee County

  $100K damage

• Woodway Water AuthorityServes 3,800 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Lcpsa- KvsServes 2,130 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Lcpsa-Blue SpringsServes 1,968 · Groundwater (surface influenced) · Local governmentNo health violations
• Dryden Water AuthorityServes 1,922 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Pennington Gap, Town ofServes 1,781 · Surface water · Local government1 health violation+3 monitoring or reporting
• Jonesville, Town ofServes 1,693 · Groundwater (surface influenced) · Local governmentNo health violations
• Lee County Psa/St. CharlesServes 1,390 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Lee County Psa/Eastern LeeServes 1,297 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations