Natural hazards · North Canton

North Canton, OH natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in North Canton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 42 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 North Canton?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in North Canton to be higher than in 21% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding67%Tornadoes8%Hail8%Cold waves6%Everything else11%

By hazard

What North Canton faces

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

Inland flooding

67% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 38% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

8% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 55% of U.S. places

Hail

8% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 86% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Cold waves

6% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesIce stormsWinter weatherHeat 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 North Canton flood?

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

42paid claims since 1979

$419Kpaid to owners

6homes flooded more than once

19792026

Biggest named events

Late winter storms: 4 claims, $18K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Stark County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

74flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

1storm safe rooms built

Disasters that hit North Canton

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into North CantonDeclared for Stark County only

2006

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $1K aid approved

2004

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

3 households applied for aid $2K aid approved

2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

3 households applied for aid

2003

Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds

77 households applied for aid $164K aid approved

Stark County has had 9 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and tornadoes.

Around North Canton

North Canton and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Cantonmostly inland floodingLow

North Cantonmostly inland floodingLow

Plainmostly inland floodingLow

Jacksonmostly 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. North Canton covers 4 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to North Canton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of North Canton. 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 North Canton total about $4.6M 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.