1 flood insurance claims·$0 paid·1 federal flood & hurricane disasters
Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Stark County, Illinois. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
Flash flooding from summer thunderstorms dominates the flood profile of Stark County, Illinois. Over the past 30 years, the NOAA Storm Events Database records 18 flash flood events compared to 5 general flood events.
Weather patterns producing heavy localized rainfall drive these occurrences. For instance, on June 6, 2022, slow-moving thunderstorms dropped 1 to 3 inches of rain in a short period, causing localized flash flooding. Similarly, on June 17, 2017, an approaching cold front triggered severe thunderstorms that impacted areas including Toulon in Stark County.
Properties situated within FEMA Zone A should pay the most attention to these risks, as this designation accounts for the county's recorded NFIP claims, which average 0 inches of recorded water depth and $0 in average payouts.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
5 NOAA storm reports from Stark County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Illinois flood stories →
8 federal disaster declarations since 1999, 1 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Snow | Nov 30, 2006 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Illinois Winter Snow Storms | Dec 11, 2000 |
| Winter Storm 1/1/99 | Jan 1, 1999 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
23 since 1996: 18 flash floods and 5 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jun 6, 2022 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 17, 2017 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 14, 2015 | — |
| Flood | Jun 30, 2014 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 30, 2014 | — |
| Flood | Jul 1, 2014 | — |
| Flood | May 27, 2013 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 26, 2013 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jun 6, 2022. A slow-moving cold front interacted with a warm and moist environment to trigger clusters of thunderstorms across north-central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of June 6th. Some of the storms produced rainfall of 1 to 3 inches in a short period of time, leading to localized flash flooding. The flooding was primarily focused along and north of an Abingdon to Lacon line.
Flash Flood · Jun 17, 2017. An approaching cold front triggered scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of central and southeast Illinois from the evening of June 17th into the early morning of June 18th. The hardest hit locations were north of the I-74 corridor from Toulon in Stark County southeastward to Rantoul in Champaign County, where wind gusts of around 60mph downed numerous trees and power lines. A couple downbursts with es…
Flash Flood · Jun 14, 2015. An upper-level disturbance interacting with a stationary frontal boundary brought a round of showers and thunderstorms to portions of central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of June 14th. Due to copious amounts of moisture in the environment, some of the storms produced excessive rainfall rates that led to localized flash flooding. Rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches occurred in a 2 to 3-hour time s…
Flood · Jun 30, 2014. A large complex of severe thunderstorms developed along a stationary frontal boundary across eastern Iowa during the afternoon of June 30th, then tracked eastward along the boundary across north-central Illinois during the evening. These storms produced damaging wind gusts of around 60 mph and locally heavy rainfall along and north of a Canton to Minonk line. Additional strong thunderstorms developed further sout…
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Stark County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.