Storms, floods and disasters in Blue Rock Township
Blue Rock Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Blue Rock Township has 622 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Blue Rock 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
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.
Does Blue Rock Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Blue Rock Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Blue Rock 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: Muskingum County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Blue Rock Township
Disasters that paid out in Blue Rock Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Blue Rock Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides38 households applied for aid$127K aid approved
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding8 households applied for aid$42K aid approved
Muskingum County has had 14 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Creek Township | B−less damage than 54% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Harrison Township | C−more damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Meigs Township | — | 275 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Bloom Township | — | 920 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
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 Blue Rock 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.
- 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 Blue Rock Township
Is Blue Rock 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 Muskingum County, 9% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Blue Rock Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Blue Rock 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 Blue Rock Township?
By FEMA money that reached Blue Rock Township, Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2004): 38 households applied for aid, $127K approved.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Blue Rock Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Blue Rock 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.