Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Less hazard damage per building is expected in Newton Township than in 63% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Newton Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns, #707 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (85%). Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 1980.
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 Newton 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 Newton Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 85% of the building damage FEMA expects in Newton Township, and Newton Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 60% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 6% (higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts).
B #707 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Newton 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, Newton Township has more expected damage per building than 71% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.6M a year in losses across Newton Township: $2.2M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Newton Township flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 1980
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Newton Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 80% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Newton 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: Trumbull County.The storms Newton Township remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Trumbull County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Newton Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20032 flood claims paidThe year of Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds, declared for Trumbull County
- 19801 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19921 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, declared for Trumbull County
Trumbull 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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Newton Township is 4th of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Township | A+less damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Lordstown | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Paris Township | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Newton Township | Bless damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Newton Falls | B−less damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Braceville Township | B−less damage than 51% | river and rain flooding | 28 |
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 Newton 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Newton Township
Is Newton Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Newton Township has lower expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #707 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (85%) and tornadoes (6%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Newton Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in Newton Township since 1980, $9K in all, or 0.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 80% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Newton 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 Trumbull County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Newton Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Newton Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Newton Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (85%), and Newton Township’s rate for it is higher than 60% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Newton Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Newton 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.