Natural hazards · North Lawrence

North Lawrence, OH natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in North Lawrence comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is North Lawrence?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in North Lawrence to be higher than in 36% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding73%Tornadoes7%Hail6%Cold waves6%Everything else9%

By hazard

What North Lawrence faces

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

Inland flooding

73% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 58% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

7% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 93 years in the area

Hail

6% 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 Lawrence flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in North Lawrence.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. North Lawrence 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.

Disasters that hit North Lawrence

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into North LawrenceDeclared for Stark County only

2003

Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds

5 households applied for aid $8K aid approved

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

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 Lawrence 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 North Lawrence’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to North Lawrence. 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.