Natural Disasters in Zanesville, IN

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

22.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

33.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

17.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

85.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Tornado59.1Strong Wind50.8Earthquake49.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Tornado	59.1
Strong Wind	50.8
Earthquake	49.8
Heat Wave	47.8
Drought	39.7
Hail	33.7
Hurricane	26.5
Cold Wave	25.1
Landslide	21.8
Ice Storm	19.7
Lightning	19.1
Winter Weather	12.0
Wildfire	5.0

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 15, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Apr 3, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Apr 22, 2014	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Apr 22, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jan 30, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 12, 2007	Snowstorm	SNOW
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jan 21, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 3, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jul 11, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jan 24, 2001	Snowstorm	SNOW
Jan 15, 1999	Snowstorm	IN-WINTER STORM 12/23/98
Jan 5, 1991	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Mar 20, 1982	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Mar 29, 1978	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

512

Total IA Distributed

$2,221,492

Repair/Replace

$99,863

Rental Assistance

$36,963

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4515	347	$2,048,597	—
DR-1476	60	$101,602	$3,241
DR-1740	22	$35,065	$2,007
DR-1832	17	$14,837	$5,280
DR-1573	8	$9,565	$547
DR-4704	48	$6,385	$305
DR-4534	1	$4,109	—
DR-1520	9	$1,332	$511

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,671

Total Claims Paid

$15,764,969

Avg Claim Payout

$9,434

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$4,976,502

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

124

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4515	Biological	11	$1,720,709
DR-4173	Severe Storm(s)	27	$700,256
DR-1476	Severe Storm(s)	26	$615,086
DR-1740	Severe Storm(s)	10	$488,529
DR-1573	Severe Storm(s)	5	$447,466
DR-3274	Snow	17	$412,525
DR-3135	Snow	12	$392,823
DR-3162	Snow	16	$199,108

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,557,310

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.77

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	3	$251,725
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2	$860,597
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$254,345
200.3: Acquisition of Public Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 200.5: Acquisition of Vacant Land	1	$190,643

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Zanesville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, strong wind, earthquake. The area has had 17 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (7 declarations). 1,671 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,976,502 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,221,492 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.