Photo: Jason Miklacic · CC BY-SA 2.0Less hazard damage per building is expected in Hartsgrove Township than in 75% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hartsgrove Township gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (83%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Hartsgrove 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 Hartsgrove Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 83% of the building damage FEMA expects in Hartsgrove Township, and Hartsgrove Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 52% of U.S. census tracts. Winter storms add 1%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ lower expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Hartsgrove Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $325K a year in losses across Hartsgrove Township: $258K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Hartsgrove Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Hartsgrove Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Hartsgrove 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: Ashtabula County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Hartsgrove Township
Disasters that paid out in Hartsgrove Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Hartsgrove Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2008Record Snow and Near Record Snow$1K to Hartsgrove Township for repairs
Ashtabula County has had 11 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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Hartsgrove Township is 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montville Township | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Rome Township | A−less damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Trumbull Township | A−less damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Hartsgrove Township | B+less damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Windsor Township | B+less damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Hartsgrove 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 Hartsgrove Township
Is Hartsgrove Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hartsgrove Township has lower expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (83%) and tornadoes (8%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Hartsgrove 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 Ashtabula County, 15% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hartsgrove Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hartsgrove 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 Hartsgrove Township?
By FEMA money that reached Hartsgrove Township, Record Snow and Near Record Snow (2008): $1K to Hartsgrove Township for repairs.
Is Hartsgrove Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (83%), and Hartsgrove Township’s rate for it is lower than 52% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hartsgrove Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hartsgrove 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.