Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore hazard damage per building is expected in Salisbury Township than in 93% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Salisbury Township gets a D for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 93% of U.S. towns, #990 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (95%). Flood insurance has paid 29 claims here since 1978.
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 Salisbury 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
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 Salisbury Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 95% of the building damage FEMA expects in Salisbury Township, and Salisbury Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 1%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
D #990 of 993 in Ohio; higher expected damage per building than 93% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Salisbury 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, Salisbury Township has more expected damage per building than 100% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $4.6M a year in losses across Salisbury Township: $3.6M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Salisbury Township flood? Sometimes: 29 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Salisbury Township, from FEMA’s records: 10.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 75% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Salisbury 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: Meigs County.6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Salisbury Township
Disasters that paid out in Salisbury Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Salisbury Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2018Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides$65K to Salisbury Township for repairs
- 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds$3K to Salisbury Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$58K to Salisbury Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$8K to Salisbury Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$32K to Salisbury Township for repairs
- 2003Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow$21K to Salisbury Township for repairs
Meigs County has had 14 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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Salisbury Township is 5th of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Township | B−more damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 24 |
| Chester Township | C+more damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
| Rutland Township | C+more damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Sutton Township | C−more damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | 69 |
| Salisbury Township | Dmore damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | 29 |
| Pomeroy | Dmore damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 73 |
| Middleport | D−more damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Cheshire 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 Salisbury 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.
- 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 Salisbury Township
Is Salisbury Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Salisbury Township has higher expected damage per building than 93% of U.S. towns: D for hazard risk, #990 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (95%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Salisbury Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 29 claims in Salisbury Township since 1978, $106K in all, or 10.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 75% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Salisbury 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 Meigs County, 6% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Salisbury Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Salisbury 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 Salisbury Township?
By FEMA money that reached Salisbury Township, Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides (2018): $65K to Salisbury Township for repairs.
Is Salisbury Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (95%), and Salisbury Township’s rate for it is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Salisbury Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Salisbury 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.