Natural hazards · South Webster

South Webster, OH natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in South Webster comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is South Webster?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in South Webster to be higher than in 31% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and heat waves.

Inland flooding67%Heat waves16%Everything else17%

By hazard

What South Webster 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

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

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Heat waves

16% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 67% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold 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 South Webster flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in South Webster.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Scioto County.

Disasters that hit South Webster

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into South WebsterDeclared for Scioto County only

2004

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

14 households applied for aid $26K aid approved

2003

Severe Winter Storm and Record/Near Record Snow

108 households applied for aid $131K aid approved $9K to the Village of South Webster for repairs

Scioto County has had 15 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. South Webster 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 South Webster’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of South Webster. 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.