Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Pee Pee Township than in 62% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pee Pee Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns, #714 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (87%). Flood insurance has paid 34 claims here since 1994.
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 stands out about Pee Pee Township’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Pee Pee 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 Pee Pee Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 87% of the building damage FEMA expects in Pee Pee Township, and Pee Pee Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 6% (higher than 60% of U.S. census tracts).
B #714 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Pee Pee Township’s residents live in 4 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, Pee Pee Township has more expected damage per building than 72% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $3.1M a year in losses across Pee Pee Township: $2.3M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Pee Pee Township flood? Sometimes: 34 flood claims since 1994
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Pee Pee Township, from FEMA’s records: 8.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 72% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Pee Pee 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: Pike County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Pee Pee Township
Disasters that paid out in Pee Pee Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Pee Pee Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2019Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides$274K to Pee Pee Township for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2018Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides$57K to Pee Pee Township for repairs
Pike County has had 13 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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Pee Pee Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 6 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pee Pee Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 34 |
| Huntington Township | C+more damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 12 |
| Seal Township | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 40 |
| Pebble Township | Cmore damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Piketon | Cmore damage than 72% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Newton Township | Cmore damage than 72% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Jackson Township | — | not graded yet | |
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 Pee Pee 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 Pee Pee Township
Is Pee Pee Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pee Pee Township has lower expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #714 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (87%) and tornadoes (6%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Pee Pee Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 34 claims in Pee Pee Township since 1994, $795K in all, or 8.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 72% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Pee Pee 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 Pike County, 8% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Pee Pee Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pee Pee 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 Pee Pee Township?
By FEMA money that reached Pee Pee Township, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides (2019): $274K to Pee Pee Township for repairs.
Is Pee Pee Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (87%), and Pee Pee Township’s rate for it is higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pee Pee Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pee Pee 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.