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Youngstown, OH natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Youngstown comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 40 claims here since 1978. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Youngstown?

7
Very low
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Youngstown to be higher than in 7% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding59%Tornadoes19%Hail6%Strong wind5%Everything else12%
By hazard

What Youngstown faces

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

Inland flooding

59% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 15% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

19% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 59% of U.S. places

Hail

6% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Strong wind

5% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 70% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightning

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 Youngstown flood?

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

40paid claims since 1978
$1.2Mpaid to owners
6homes flooded more than once
19782026

Biggest named events

  • Late winter storms: 1 claim, $500K

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. Youngstown isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Mahoning County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

5flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
Disasters that hit Youngstown

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into YoungstownDeclared for Mahoning County only
2019

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide

605 households applied for aid $345K aid approved
2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

4,065 households applied for aid $3.6M aid approved
2003

Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds

7,304 households applied for aid $8.3M aid approved $73K to the City of Youngstown for repairs
2003

Severe Storms and Flooding

135 households applied for aid $215K aid approved
Mahoning County has had 9 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and tornadoes.
Around Youngstown

Youngstown and the towns around it

Liberty: Very low, mostly inland floodingGirard: Low, mostly inland floodingCampbell: Very low, mostly inland floodingBoardman: Very low, mostly inland floodingAustintown: Very low, mostly inland floodingAustintown: Very low, mostly inland floodingCoitsville: Very low, mostly inland floodingStruthers: Low, mostly inland floodingHubbard: Very low, mostly inland floodingWeathersfield: Low, mostly inland floodingVienna: Very low, mostly inland floodingMcKinley Heights: Very low, mostly inland floodingMcDonald: Very low, mostly inland floodingPoland: Low, mostly inland floodingPoland: Very low, mostly inland floodingCanfield: Very low, mostly inland floodingJackson: Very low, mostly inland floodingLordstown: Very low, mostly inland floodingPulaski: Moderate, mostly inland floodingLowellville: Very high, mostly inland floodingShenango: High, mostly inland floodingBrookfield: Low, mostly inland floodingYoungstown: Very low, mostly inland flooding YoungstownLibertyGirardCampbellBoardmanAustintownAustintownCoitsvilleStruthersHubbard
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Girardmostly inland floodingLow
Struthersmostly inland floodingLow
Libertymostly inland floodingVery low
Boardmanmostly inland floodingVery low
Austintownmostly inland floodingVery low
Austintownmostly inland floodingVery low
Coitsvillemostly inland floodingVery low
Hubbardmostly inland floodingVery low
Youngstownmostly inland floodingVery low
Campbellmostly 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. Youngstown covers 31 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Youngstown’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Youngstown. 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 Youngstown total about $10.3M 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.

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