Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Perry Township than in 75% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Perry Township gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns, #548 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (70%), then tornadoes (11%). Flood insurance has paid 12 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 Perry 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
Earthquakes
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 Perry Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 70% of the building damage FEMA expects in Perry Township, and Perry Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 11% (higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts).
A− #548 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Perry 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, Perry Township has more expected damage per building than 55% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across Perry Township: $986K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Perry Township flood? Sometimes: 12 flood claims since 1980
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Perry Township, from FEMA’s records: 7.4 per 1,000 homes, more than 68% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Late winter storms1 claim · $2K
Perry 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: Allen County.The storms Perry Township remembers
None of the 6 disasters declared for Allen County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Perry Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20153 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19922 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19801 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Allen County has had 6 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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Perry Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 5 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | A−less damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | 12 |
| Union Township | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Auglaize Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Bath Township | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Lima | C+more damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Westminster | — | 526 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 Perry 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Perry Township
Is Perry Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Perry Township has lower expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #548 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (70%) and tornadoes (11%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Perry Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 12 claims in Perry Township since 1980, $42K in all, or 7.4 per 1,000 homes, more than 68% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Late winter storms (1).
Is Perry 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 Allen County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Perry Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Perry 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 Perry Township?
By flood claims, Late winter storms: 1 paid, $2K.
Is Perry Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (70%), and Perry Township’s rate for it is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Perry Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Perry 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.