United States

Natural disasters in Richmond, United States

Right now

No events recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 3 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

19, recorded here, since 18 June 2026

3 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 21 October 2026 (6 days ago).

The strongest of the 19 recorded here since 18 June 2026.

By month

  • February 202431 detections
  • March 202430 detections
  • April 202417 detections
  • May 202412 detections
  • June 202413 detections
  • July 202413 detections
  • August 202436 detections
  • September 20244 detections
  • October 202443 detections
  • November 202417 detections
  • December 20248 detections
  • January 202526 detections
  • February 202532 detections
  • March 202556 detections
  • April 202525 detections
  • May 202514 detections
  • June 202521 detections
  • July 202517 detections
  • August 202525 detections
  • September 202528 detections
  • October 202529 detections
  • November 202536 detections
  • December 202523 detections
  • January 202639 detections
  • February 202612 detections
  • June 20261
  • July 20269
  • August 20264
  • September 20262
  • October 20263

July 2026 is the most active month of the 5 in our series here, with 9 events.

The months before live collection count satellite fire detections imported from the NASA FIRMS archive, one for each cell of about 110 m on each day, not fires: they cannot be compared with the months after.

Hazards recorded here

Recent events

WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

21 October 202619:30 UTCIndex 50 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

1 October 202619:04 UTCIndex 36 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

1 October 202618:07 UTCIndex 36 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

18 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 28 · version not recorded3 independent sources
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

3 September 202619:28 UTCIndex 46 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Wind, NC

29 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

28 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 28 · version not recorded6 independent sources
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

28 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 28 · version not recorded2 independent sources
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

26 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

20 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

20 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

20 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

14 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

14 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

13 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

13 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

13 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

5 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

18 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded5 independent sources

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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