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Natural hazards in Venice Township · FEMA

On FEMA’s figures, Venice Township faces less hazard damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Venice Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (77%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

River and rain flooding 77%Tornadoes 8%Hail 7%

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

less than 63%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
B
in Ohio · lower than 63% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
77% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
2
of 10 declared for Seneca County
By hazard

What Venice 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

77%of expected building damage
About average · higher than 52% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

8%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts

Hail

7%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Earthquakes Ice storms Winter storms Hurricanes Lightning Wildfire Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
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 Venice Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 77% of the building damage FEMA expects in Venice Township, and Venice Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 52% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 8% (higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Venice Township sits
Venice Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

B lower expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns (21,298).

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

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding77%Tornadoes8%Hail7%Everything else8%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $534K a year in losses across Venice Township: $446K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Venice Township’s 1,683 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with Bloom township (1,624 residents) and Attica village (873 residents) and Bloomville village (867 residents) and Melmore CDP (173 residents). FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s, the same for all of them. The flood claims below are the township’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 Venice Township flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Venice Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Venice 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: Seneca County.
Disasters

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Venice Township

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

  1. 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$13K to Venice Township for repairs
  2. 2004Snow$5K to Venice Township for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Venice TownshipSeneca County only

Seneca County has had 10 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.

Were you here?

Old photos of Venice Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Venice Township and its neighbors

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

Richmond Township: not gradedCranberry Township: hazard risk B+Reed Township: not gradedBloom Township: hazard risk BRichmond TownshipCranberry TownshipReed TownshipBloom TownshipVenice Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Cranberry TownshipB+less damage than 65%river and rain flooding—
Bloom TownshipBless damage than 63%river and rain flooding—
Venice TownshipBless damage than 63%river and rain flooding0
Richmond Township—792 residents; we grade 1,000+
Reed Township—745 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Venice 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.

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 ↗
Tornado warnings
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Hail
  • Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
  • Stay away from windows while it falls.
  • Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
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 Venice Township

Is Venice Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Venice Township has lower expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (77%) and tornadoes (8%). 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.

Is Venice 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 Seneca County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Venice Township?

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

By FEMA money that reached Venice Township, Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2004): $13K to Venice Township for repairs.

Is Venice Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (77%), and Venice Township’s rate for it is higher than 52% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Venice Township.

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