Natural hazards · Gnadenhutten
Gnadenhutten, OH natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Gnadenhutten comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsExpected damage
How exposed is Gnadenhutten?
Very low
vs. U.S. communitiesFEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Gnadenhutten to be higher than in 18% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
Inland flooding75%Hail5%Everything else20%
By hazard
What Gnadenhutten faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
75% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 40% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area
Hail
5% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Lower here
HurricanesTornadoesIce 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 Gnadenhutten flood?
FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Gnadenhutten.
of homes in flood zones
are insured
are insured
of all homes
are insured
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No community discount. Gnadenhutten isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Tuscarawas County.
Disasters that hit Gnadenhutten
3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Gnadenhutten itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Village of Gnadenhutten.
Brought FEMA money into GnadenhuttenDeclared for Tuscarawas County only
2008
Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike
$17K to the Village of Gnadenhutten for repairs
2004
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides
1 household applied for aid $5K to the Village of Gnadenhutten for repairs
2004
Severe Storms and Flooding
3 households applied for aid $396 aid approved
Tuscarawas County has had 10 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and winter storms.
Around Gnadenhutten
Gnadenhutten and the towns around it
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. Gnadenhutten 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 Gnadenhutten’s own flood-insurance community