Less hazard damage per building is expected in Delshire than in 84% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Delshire gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns, #398 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (66%), then tornadoes (26%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 1998.
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 Delshire 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 Delshire’s grade
River and rain flooding is 66% of the building damage FEMA expects in Delshire, and Delshire’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 77% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 26%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.
A− #398 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Delshire’s residents live in 2 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, Delshire has less expected damage per building than 60% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $594K a year in losses across Delshire: $303K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Delshire flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 1998
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Delshire, from FEMA’s records: 1.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 70% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Delshire isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Hamilton County.The storms Delshire remembers
None of the 16 disasters declared for Hamilton County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Delshire itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19982 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Hamilton County has had 16 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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Delshire is 3rd of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Delhi Hills | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Delshire | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Cincinnati | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | 723 |
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 Delshire 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 Delshire
Is Delshire at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Delshire has lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #398 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (66%) and tornadoes (26%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Delshire flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Delshire since 1998, $3K in all, or 1.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 70% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Delshire 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 Hamilton County, 24% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Delshire?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Delshire’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Delshire at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (66%), and Delshire’s rate for it is lower than 77% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Delshire.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Delshire’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.