Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLess hazard damage per building is expected in Austintown Township than in 94% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Austintown Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns, #124 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (74%), then tornadoes (11%). Flood insurance has paid 52 claims here since 1978.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What stands out about Austintown Township’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Austintown Township faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Tornadoes
Hail
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
What’s behind Austintown Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 74% of the building damage FEMA expects in Austintown Township, and Austintown Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 81% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 11% (higher than 60% of U.S. census tracts).
A #124 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Austintown Township’s residents live in 8 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Ohio town has lower expected damage than 79% of U.S. towns; within the state, Austintown Township has less expected damage per building than 88% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $5.6M a year in losses across Austintown Township: $4.2M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Austintown Township flood? Sometimes: 52 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Austintown Township, from FEMA’s records: 3.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 52% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Tropical Storm Ivan1 claim · $4K
Austintown Township isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Mahoning County.4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Austintown Township
Disasters that paid out in Austintown Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Austintown Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding8 households applied for aid$7K aid approved
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding12 households applied for aid$9K aid approved
- 2003Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds69 households applied for aid$53K aid approved$7K to Austintown Township for repairs
- 2003Severe Storms and Flooding4 households applied for aid$12K aid approved
Mahoning County has had 9 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Austintown Township is 4th of the 6 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | A+among the lowest damage | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Lordstown | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Youngstown | A+less damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | 40 |
| Austintown Township | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 52 |
| Canfield Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Weathersfield Township | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 26 |
| Austintown | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Austintown Township faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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Questions about natural hazards in Austintown Township
Is Austintown Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Austintown Township has lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #124 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (74%) and tornadoes (11%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Austintown Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 52 claims in Austintown Township since 1978, $371K in all, or 3.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 52% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (1).
Is Austintown Township in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Mahoning County, 44% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Austintown Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Austintown Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Austintown Township?
By FEMA money that reached Austintown Township, Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds (2003): 69 households applied for aid, $53K approved, and $7K to Austintown Township for repairs. By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 1 paid, $4K.
Is Austintown Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (74%), and Austintown Township’s rate for it is lower than 81% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Austintown Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Austintown Township’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.