Natural hazards · Adena

Adena, OH natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Adena comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 45 claims here since 1990. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations
Expected damage

How exposed is Adena?

57
Moderate
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Adena to be higher than in 57% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding86%Everything else14%
By hazard

What Adena faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

86% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

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

Does Adena flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Adena, from FEMA’s records.

45paid claims since 1990
$355Kpaid to owners
2homes flooded more than once
19902026

Biggest named events

  • Tropical Storm Ivan: 21 claims, $142K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Adena isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Jefferson County.
Disasters that hit Adena

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Adena itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Village of Adena.

Brought FEMA money into AdenaDeclared for Jefferson County only
2004

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

7 households applied for aid $6K aid approved
2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

103 households applied for aid $295K aid approved $111K to the Village of Adena for repairs
2004

Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides

6 households applied for aid $5K aid approved $43K to the Village of Adena for repairs
2003

Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds

2 households applied for aid $717 aid approved $1K to the Village of Adena for repairs
Jefferson County has had 18 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Adena is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Adena’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Adena. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); 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. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.

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