Bucyrus, OH natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Bucyrus comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 59 claims here since 1981. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Bucyrus?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Bucyrus to be higher than in 68% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
What Bucyrus faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Cold waves
Tornadoes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Bucyrus flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Bucyrus, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Late winter storms: 9 claims, $156K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Bucyrus itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Bucyrus.
Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides
Snow
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Bucyrus and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Bucyrus total about $3.0M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
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.