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Natural hazards in Grandview Township · FEMA

FEMA puts Grandview Township’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 92% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Grandview Township gets a D for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 92% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (96%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2013.

River and rain flooding 96%Tornadoes 1%

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

more than 92%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
D
in Ohio · higher than 92% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
96% of expected building damage
Flood claims
2
paid since 2013 · $6K
Disasters paid out here
6
of 16 declared for Washington County
By hazard

What Grandview 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

96%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Ice storms Hurricanes Earthquakes Landslides top 4% Lightning Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Grandview Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 96% of the building damage FEMA expects in Grandview Township, and Grandview Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Grandview Township sits
Grandview Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

D higher expected damage per building than 92% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Grandview Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding96%Everything else4%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $752K a year in losses across Grandview Township: $698K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Grandview Township’s 1,396 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with Newport CDP (895 residents) and Matamoras (New Matamoras) village (702 residents). FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s, the same for all of them. The flood claims below are the township’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Grandview Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2013

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Grandview Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 53% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
2013: 1 claim2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 1 claim20132026
20132026
2
paid claims since 2013
$6K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$3K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Grandview 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: Washington County.
Disasters

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Grandview Township

Disasters that paid out in Grandview Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Grandview Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2018Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides$387K to Grandview Township for repairs
  2. 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds$1K to Grandview Township for repairs
  3. 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$142K to Grandview Township for repairs
  4. 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$63K to Grandview Township for repairs
  5. 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides$37K to Grandview Township for repairs
  6. 2003Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow$3K to Grandview Township for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Grandview TownshipWashington County only

Washington 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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Old photos of Grandview Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Grandview Township and its neighbors

Grandview Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 1 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Independence Township: not gradedMatamoras (New Matamoras): not gradedLudlow Township: not gradedBenton Township: not gradedJackson Township: not gradedIndependence TownshipMatamoras (New Matamoras)Ludlow TownshipBenton TownshipJackson TownshipGrandview Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Grandview TownshipDmore damage than 92%river and rain flooding2
Independence Township—159 residents; we grade 1,000+
Matamoras (New Matamoras)—864 residents; we grade 1,000+
Ludlow Township—471 residents; we grade 1,000+
Benton Township—408 residents; we grade 1,000+
Jackson Township—632 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Grandview 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.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Grandview Township

Is Grandview Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Grandview Township has higher expected damage per building than 92% of U.S. towns: D for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (96%). 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 Grandview Township flood?

Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Grandview Township since 2013, $6K in all, or 2.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 53% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Is Grandview 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 Washington County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.2% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Grandview Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Grandview 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 Grandview Township?

By FEMA money that reached Grandview Township, Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides (2018): $387K to Grandview Township for repairs.

Is Grandview Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (96%), and Grandview Township’s rate for it is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Grandview Township.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Grandview 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.