Natural hazards · Macksburg

Macksburg, OH natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Macksburg comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 9 claims here since 2004. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Macksburg?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Macksburg to be higher than in 83% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding88%Everything else12%

By hazard

What Macksburg faces

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

Inland flooding

88% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 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 Macksburg flood?

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

9paid claims since 2004

$182Kpaid to owners

2homes flooded more than once

20042026

Biggest named events

Tropical Storm Ivan: 3 claims, $25K

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. Macksburg isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Washington County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

23flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

1storm safe rooms built

Disasters that hit Macksburg

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MacksburgDeclared for Washington County only

2011

Severe Storms and Flooding

$5K to the Village of Macksburg for repairs

2004

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

2 households applied for aid $256 aid approved $2K to the Village of Macksburg for repairs

2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

31 households applied for aid $156K aid approved $5K to the Village of Macksburg for repairs

2003

Severe Winter Storm and Record/Near Record Snow

$805 to the Village of Macksburg for repairs

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

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. Macksburg 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 Macksburg’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Macksburg. 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.

Macksburg, OH natural hazards

How exposed is Macksburg?

What Macksburg faces

Inland flooding

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Macksburg flood?

Biggest named events

Homes that flooded again and again

What’s been done with FEMA grants

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Severe Storms and Flooding

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

Severe Storms and Flooding

Severe Winter Storm and Record/Near Record Snow

How to read this page

Where to, neighbor?

Matches

Nearby