Natural hazards · Groveport

Groveport, OH natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Groveport comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 1978. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Groveport?

Very low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Groveport to be higher than in 15% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding68%Tornadoes10%Cold waves8%Everything else15%

By hazard

What Groveport faces

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

Inland flooding

68% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 32% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 60% of U.S. places

Cold waves

8% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 31% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat 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 Groveport flood?

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

4paid claims since 1978

$5Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19782026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Groveport isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Franklin County.

Disasters that hit Groveport

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into GroveportDeclared for Franklin County only

2012

Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds

$31K to the City of Groveport for repairs

2008

Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike

$26K to the City of Groveport for repairs

2008

Record Snow and Near Record Snow

$19K to the City of Groveport for repairs

2004

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

14 households applied for aid $5K aid approved $21K to the City of Groveport for repairs

2004

Snow

$15K to the City of Groveport for repairs

2003

Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds

1 household applied for aid

2003

Severe Winter Storm and Record/Near Record Snow

$9K to the City of Groveport for repairs

Franklin County has had 17 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and winter storms.

Around Groveport

Groveport and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Canal Winchestermostly inland floodingModerate

Madisonmostly inland floodingModerate

Columbusmostly inland floodingLow

Groveportmostly inland floodingVery low

Hamiltonmostly inland floodingVery low

Obetzmostly inland floodingVery low

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. Groveport covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Groveport’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Groveport. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Groveport total about $4.2M 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.