Natural hazards · Clarington

Clarington, OH natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Clarington comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 15 claims here since 1979. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Clarington?

46
Moderate
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Clarington to be higher than in 46% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding84%Everything else16%
By hazard

What Clarington faces

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

Inland flooding

84% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times 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 Clarington flood?

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

15paid claims since 1979
$196Kpaid to owners
2homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • Tropical Storm Ivan: 10 claims, $189K
  • Not a named storm: 2 claims, $70

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. Clarington isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Monroe County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

1flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
Disasters that hit Clarington

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ClaringtonDeclared for Monroe County only
2018

Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides

$69K to the Village of Clarington for repairs
2011

Severe Storms and Flooding

$4K to the Village of Clarington for repairs
2004

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

$15K to the Village of Clarington for repairs
2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

45 households applied for aid $139K aid approved $28K to the Village of Clarington for repairs
2003

Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds

$6K to the Village of Clarington for repairs
2003

Severe Winter Storm and Record/Near Record Snow

$5K to the Village of Clarington for repairs
Monroe County has had 18 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
Around Clarington

Clarington and the towns around it

Salem: Moderate, mostly inland floodingSwitzerland: Moderate, mostly inland floodingAdams: Low, mostly inland floodingOhio: Moderate, mostly inland floodingGreen: Moderate, mostly inland floodingClarington: Moderate, mostly inland flooding ClaringtonSalem
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Claringtonmostly inland floodingModerate
Salemmostly inland floodingModerate
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. Clarington 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 Clarington’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Clarington. 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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