Natural Disasters in Walton Hills, OH

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

98.0

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

97.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

64.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

98.7

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

$246.6M

Individual Assistance

$45.2M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

6 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$231.2M	$11.6M
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding Due to the Remnants of Hurricane Sandy →	Hurricane	Jan 2013	$11.0M	—
Severe Storms →	Severe Storm	Jun 2012	—	—
Record Snow and Near Record Snow →	Snow	Apr 2008	$39K	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2006	—	$3.0M
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	$167K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Sep 2004	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jun 2004	$2.9M	$6.0M
Power Outage →	Other	Sep 2003	$1.3M	—
Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds →	Tornado	Aug 2003	—	$24.5M
Severe Storms and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	Nov 2002	—	$3K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding →	Severe Storm	Aug 1992	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Jun 1989	—	—
Blizzards & Snowstorms →	Snowstorm	Jan 1978	—	—
Winds, Tornadoes, Heavy Rains & Flooding →	Flood	Sep 1975	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Apr 1973	—	—
Tropical Storm Agnes →	Flood	Jul 1972	—	—
Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding →	Tornado	Jul 1969	—	—
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

1,729

Total Claims Paid

$35,231,146

Avg Claim Payout

$20,377

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$10,980,472

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.12

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	6	$6,273,880
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	6	$869,410
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	4	$576,041
300.6: Vegetation Management - Erosion; 301.1: Shoreline Stabilization (Riprap, etc.); 501.1: Other Major Structural Projects	1	$2,670,713
203.3: Wet Floodproofing Public Structures - Riverine	1	$48,000

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

Walton Hills has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, tornado, heat wave. The area has had 19 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (6 declarations). 1,729 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $246,565,199 in public assistance recovery funding. $45,222,909 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 19 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.