Natural Disasters in Thornville, OH

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

26.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

26.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

48.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

44.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide79.6Ice Storm67.3Drought65.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	79.6
Ice Storm	67.3
Drought	65.0
Lightning	63.4
Hail	48.6
Heat Wave	47.4
Winter Weather	36.2
Earthquake	36.2
Tornado	32.4
Strong Wind	23.5
Hurricane	19.1
Wildfire	18.4
Cold Wave	10.7

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

Biological

Mar 2020

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

10 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Mar 31, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 18, 2019	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDE
Apr 8, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES
Apr 17, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 20, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Jun 30, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS
Oct 24, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE WIND STORM ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Feb 15, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Sep 19, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 3, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jan 26, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES
Mar 14, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD/NEAR RECORD SNOW
Jun 30, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jun 6, 1990	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Jan 26, 1978	Snowstorm	BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS
Feb 2, 1977	Snowstorm	SNOWSTORMS
Jun 5, 1968	Flood	HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

114

Total Claims Paid

$1,691,285

Avg Claim Payout

$14,836

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$3,916,113

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

275

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4424	Flood	44	$1,852,491
DR-1580	Severe Storm(s)	44	$691,940
DR-1519	Severe Storm(s)	41	$317,518
DR-4360	Flood	10	$260,013
DR-1556	Severe Storm(s)	50	$202,721
DR-4077	Severe Storm(s)	28	$182,111
DR-1507	Severe Storm(s)	19	$168,565
DR-1805	Severe Storm(s)	15	$109,993
DR-1453	Severe Storm(s)	23	$94,155
DR-4507	Biological	1	$36,606

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$479,688

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.15

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$428,756
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$20,701
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$11,482
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$18,749

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

Thornville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, ice storm, drought. The area has had 19 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (10 declarations). 114 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $3,916,113 in public assistance recovery funding. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.