Photo: Margaret Luzier, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainFEMA puts Bazetta Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 90% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Bazetta Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns, #244 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2019.
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 Bazetta 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 Bazetta Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 78% of the building damage FEMA expects in Bazetta Township, and Bazetta Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 73% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 9% (higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts).
A #244 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Bazetta Township’s residents live in 3 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, Bazetta Township has less expected damage per building than 76% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.4M a year in losses across Bazetta Township: $1.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Bazetta Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2019
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Bazetta Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 93% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Bazetta 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: Trumbull County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Bazetta Township
Disasters that paid out in Bazetta Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Bazetta Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2003Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds$4K to Bazetta Township for repairs
Trumbull County has had 8 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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Bazetta Township is 5th of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Township | A+less damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
| Howland Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | 12 |
| Mecca Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Cortland | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Bazetta Township | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
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 Bazetta 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 Bazetta Township
Is Bazetta Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Bazetta Township has lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #244 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%) and tornadoes (9%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Bazetta Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Bazetta Township since 2019, $7K in all, or 0.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 93% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Bazetta 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 Trumbull County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Bazetta Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Bazetta 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 Bazetta Township?
By FEMA money that reached Bazetta Township, Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds (2003): $4K to Bazetta Township for repairs.
Is Bazetta Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (78%), and Bazetta Township’s rate for it is lower than 73% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Bazetta Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Bazetta 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.