Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0FEMA puts Clinton Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 83% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Clinton Township gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 83% of U.S. towns, #415 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (74%), then tornadoes (12%). Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 2005.
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 Clinton 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 Clinton Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 74% of the building damage FEMA expects in Clinton Township, and Clinton Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 68% of U.S. census tracts. Winter storms add 1%, at a rate in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
A− #415 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 83% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Clinton Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Ohio town has lower expected damage than 79% of U.S. towns; within the state, Clinton Township has less expected damage per building than 58% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $622K a year in losses across Clinton Township: $520K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Clinton Township flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 2005
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Clinton Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 59% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Clinton 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: Wayne County.The storms Clinton Township remembers
None of the 7 disasters declared for Wayne County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Clinton Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20053 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Wayne County has had 7 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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Clinton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster Township | Aless damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Plain Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Franklin Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Clinton Township | A−less damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Ripley Township | B+less damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Washington Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Lake Township | — | 578 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 Clinton 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 Clinton Township
Is Clinton Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Clinton Township has lower expected damage per building than 83% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #415 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (74%) and tornadoes (12%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Clinton Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in Clinton Township since 2005, $18K in all, or 2.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 59% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Clinton 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 Wayne County, 15% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Clinton Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Clinton Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Clinton Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (74%), and Clinton Township’s rate for it is lower than 68% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Clinton Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Clinton 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.