Natural hazards · Macedonia

Macedonia, OH natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Macedonia comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 1979. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Macedonia?

Very low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Macedonia to be higher than in 6% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hail.

Inland flooding58%Hail17%Tornadoes9%Everything else16%

By hazard

What Macedonia 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 10% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Hail

17% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

9% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 50% of U.S. places

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 Macedonia flood?

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

6paid claims since 1979

$7Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19792026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Summit County.

Disasters that hit Macedonia

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MacedoniaDeclared for Summit County only

2008

Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike

$11K to the City of Macedonia for repairs

2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

4 households applied for aid $264 aid approved $5K to the City of Macedonia for repairs

2003

Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds

22 households applied for aid $13K aid approved

2002

Severe Storms and Tornadoes

11 households applied for aid $1K aid approved

Summit County has had 10 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and tornadoes.

Around Macedonia

Macedonia and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Twinsburgmostly inland floodingLow

Hudsonmostly inland floodingVery low

Northfield Centermostly inland floodingVery low

Twinsburgmostly inland floodingVery low

Macedoniamostly inland floodingVery low

Oakwoodmostly inland floodingVery low

Northfieldmostly 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. Macedonia covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Macedonia’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Macedonia. 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 Macedonia total about $3.2M 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.