Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0FEMA puts Mohican Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 90% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mohican Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%), then tornadoes (12%). 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 Mohican 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
Strong wind
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 Mohican Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 67% of the building damage FEMA expects in Mohican Township, and Mohican Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 82% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 3%, at a rate in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts.
A lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Mohican Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $612K a year in losses across Mohican Township: $511K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Mohican Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Mohican Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Mohican 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: Ashland County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mohican Township
Disasters that paid out in Mohican Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Mohican Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2008Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike$3K to Mohican Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$8K to Mohican Township for repairs
Ashland 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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Mohican Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Perry Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Mohican Township | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Vermillion Township | A−less damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| 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 Mohican 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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 Mohican Township
Is Mohican Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mohican Township has lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%) 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.
Is Mohican 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 Ashland County, 26% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Mohican Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mohican 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 Mohican Township?
By FEMA money that reached Mohican Township, Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2004): $8K to Mohican Township for repairs.
Is Mohican Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (67%), and Mohican Township’s rate for it is lower than 82% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mohican Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mohican 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.