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Natural hazards in Piketon · FEMA

More hazard damage per building is expected in Piketon than in 72% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Piketon gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (92%). Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1980.

River and rain flooding 92%Tornadoes 4%Strong wind 2%

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

more than 72%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C
in Ohio · higher than 72% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
92% of expected building damage
Flood claims
3
paid since 1980 · $36K
Disasters paid out here
4
of 13 declared for Pike County
By hazard

What Piketon 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

92%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Strong wind Earthquakes Ice storms Hail Hurricanes Winter storms Wildfire Cold waves Heat waves Landslides Lightning
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Piketon’s grade

River and rain flooding is 92% of the building damage FEMA expects in Piketon, and Piketon’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 85% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Piketon sits
Piketon
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C higher expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Piketon’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding92%Tornadoes4%Everything else4%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across Piketon: $787K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Piketon’s 2,111 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract. FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Piketon flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 1980

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Piketon, from FEMA’s records: 3.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 50% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
1980: 2 claims1981: 0 claims1982: 0 claims1983: 0 claims1984: 0 claims1985: 0 claims1986: 0 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 0 claims1994: 0 claims1995: 0 claims1996: 0 claims1997: 1 claim1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims19801997
19802026
3
paid claims since 1980
$36K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$12K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Piketon 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.
Disasters

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Piketon

Disasters that paid out in Piketon itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Piketon), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2018Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides$10K to the Village of Piketon for repairs
  2. 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides31 households applied for aid$96K aid approved
  3. 2003Severe Storms and Flooding23 households applied for aid$38K aid approved
  4. 2003Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow24 households applied for aid$18K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in PiketonPike County only

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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Next door

Piketon and its neighbors

Piketon is 3rd of the 3 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Seal Township: hazard risk CPee Pee Township: hazard risk BSeal TownshipPee Pee TownshipPiketon
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Pee Pee TownshipBless damage than 62%river and rain flooding34
Seal TownshipCmore damage than 66%river and rain flooding40
PiketonCmore damage than 72%river and rain flooding3

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Piketon faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Piketon

Is Piketon at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Piketon has higher expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (92%). 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.

Does Piketon flood?

Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in Piketon since 1980, $36K in all, or 3.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 50% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Is Piketon 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 Piketon?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Piketon’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 Piketon?

By FEMA money that reached Piketon, Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2004): 31 households applied for aid, $96K approved.

Is Piketon at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (92%), and Piketon’s rate for it is higher than 85% of U.S. census tracts.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Piketon’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.