Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFEMA expects about as much hazard damage per building in Braceville Township as in the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Braceville Township gets a B− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 51% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (87%). Flood insurance has paid 28 claims here since 1979.
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 Braceville 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
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 Braceville Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 87% of the building damage FEMA expects in Braceville Township, and Braceville Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 70% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 5% (higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts).
B− lower expected damage per building than 51% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Braceville Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $971K a year in losses across Braceville Township: $767K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Braceville Township flood? Sometimes: 28 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Braceville Township, from FEMA’s records: 24.1 per 1,000 homes, more than 86% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Late winter storms1 claim · $15K
Braceville 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 Braceville Township
Disasters that paid out in Braceville Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Braceville Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2003Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds1 households applied for aid$5K aid approved$15K to Braceville Township for repairs11 flood claims paid that year
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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Braceville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southington Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Newton Township | Bless damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Newton Falls | B−less damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Warren Township | B−less damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | 139 |
| Braceville Township | B−less damage than 51% | river and rain flooding | 28 |
| Windham Township | — | not graded yet | |
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 Braceville 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.
- 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 Braceville Township
Is Braceville Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Braceville Township has lower expected damage per building than 51% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (87%) and tornadoes (5%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Braceville Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 28 claims in Braceville Township since 1979, $276K in all, or 24.1 per 1,000 homes, more than 86% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Late winter storms (1).
Is Braceville 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 Braceville Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Braceville 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 Braceville Township?
By FEMA money that reached Braceville Township, Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds (2003): 1 households applied for aid, $5K approved, and $15K to Braceville Township for repairs. By flood claims, Late winter storms: 1 paid, $15K.
Is Braceville Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (87%), and Braceville Township’s rate for it is higher than 70% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Braceville Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Braceville 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.