Natural hazards · Holmesville
Holmesville, OH natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Holmesville comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1990. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsExpected damage
How exposed is Holmesville?
Very low
vs. U.S. communitiesFEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Holmesville to be higher than in 8% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
Inland flooding58%Tornadoes12%Hail8%Everything else21%
By hazard
What Holmesville faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
58% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 13% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area
Tornadoes
12% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 61% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 78 years in the area
Hail
8% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Lower here
HurricanesIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning
Not a risk here
Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Holmesville flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Holmesville, from FEMA’s records.
1paid claims since 1990
$3Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
19902026
of homes in flood zones
are insured
are insured
of all homes
are insured
are insured
No community discount. Holmesville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Holmes County.
Disasters that hit Holmesville
2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Holmesville itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Village of Holmesville.
Brought FEMA money into HolmesvilleDeclared for Holmes County only
2008
Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike
$2K to the Village of Holmesville for repairs
2004
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides
8 households applied for aid $8K aid approved
Holmes County has had 9 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and winter storms.
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. Holmesville 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 Holmesville’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Holmesville. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.