Wapakoneta, OH natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Wapakoneta comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 23 claims here since 1990. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Wapakoneta?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Wapakoneta to be higher than in 42% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
What Wapakoneta faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Wapakoneta flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Wapakoneta, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Late winter storms: 3 claims, $85K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Wapakoneta itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Wapakoneta.
Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide
Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides
Severe Storms and Flooding
Wapakoneta and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Wapakoneta total about $1.3M 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.