Natural Disasters in Mount Blanchard, OH

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

54.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

73.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

95.0

Score (0-100)

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

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$11.0M

Individual Assistance

$1.7M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

7 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Tornadoes →	Tornado	May 2024	—	$2K
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$4.6M	$36K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds →	Severe Storm	Aug 2012	$290K	—
Severe Storms →	Severe Storm	Jun 2012	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	Aug 2007	$5.9M	$1.6M
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Feb 2005	$205K	$41K
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Sep 2004	—	—
Severe Storms and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	Nov 2002	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	Jun 1981	—	—
Blizzards & Snowstorms →	Snowstorm	Jan 1978	—	—
Snowstorms →	Snowstorm	Feb 1977	—	—
Tornadoes & Severe Storms →	Tornado	Apr 1965	—	—

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

2,046

Total Claims Paid

$38,595,131

Avg Claim Payout

$18,864

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,382,238

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.47

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	10	$4,611,336
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$49,531
200.2: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Coastal	1	$667,509
FMA Plan	1	$19,200
91.4: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - NEW	1	$34,662

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

Mount Blanchard has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hail, ice storm, tornado. The area has had 14 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (7 declarations). 2,046 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $11,021,037 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,656,326 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 15 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.