Crawford, Col., Burn Site Monument · Photo: Mcclellan28 · CC BY-SA 3.0Crawford Township’s building-damage rate from ice storms is in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Crawford Township gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns, #868 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%). Flood insurance has paid 94 claims here since 1981.
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 Crawford 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
Ice storms
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 Crawford Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 64% of the building damage FEMA expects in Crawford Township, and Crawford Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 57% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 8%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.
C+ #868 of 993 in Ohio; higher expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Crawford 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, Crawford Township has more expected damage per building than 87% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.9M a year in losses across Crawford Township: $1.4M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Crawford Township flood? Sometimes: 94 flood claims since 1981
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Crawford Township, from FEMA’s records: 43.2 per 1,000 homes, more than 91% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Late winter storms12 claims · $506K
- Tropical Storm Erin5 claims · $123K
Crawford 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: Wyandot County.The storms Crawford Township remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Wyandot County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Crawford Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 200753 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, declared for Wyandot County
- 201713 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 201112 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Wyandot 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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Add to the Crawford Township archive →Crawford Township and its neighbors
Crawford Township is 2nd of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
| Crawford Township | C+more damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 94 |
| Tymochtee Township | C+more damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Salem Township | — | 660 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Ridge Township | — | 468 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 Crawford 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.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Crawford Township
Is Crawford Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Crawford Township has higher expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk, #868 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%) and tornadoes (10%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Crawford Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 94 claims in Crawford Township since 1981, $2.3M in all, or 43.2 per 1,000 homes, more than 91% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Late winter storms (12).
Is Crawford 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 Wyandot County, 1.1% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Crawford Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Crawford 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 Crawford Township?
By flood claims, Late winter storms: 12 paid, $506K.
Is Crawford Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (64%), and Crawford Township’s rate for it is higher than 57% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Crawford Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Crawford 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.