124 flood insurance claims·$2.3M paid
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 Auglaize County, Ohio. 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.
River flooding dominates Auglaize County, with 56 standard flood events recorded alongside 27 flash flood events over the last 30 years according to the NOAA Storm Events Database. This activity is driven by weather systems bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms, such as the showers and scattered thunderstorms that caused flooding on March 3, 2023, and the abundant moisture combined with a cold front that produced heavy rain and flooding on April 26, 2019.
National Flood Insurance Program records show that flood risks impact properties across different designated zones. Properties located in Zone A account for the majority of claims with 86 filings, resulting in an average payout of $14,878 and an average recorded water depth of 5 inches. Meanwhile, properties in Zone X recorded 33 claims with a higher average payout of $44,025 and an average recorded water depth of 10 inches. Four claims were filed in Zone UNKNOWN with an average payout of $3,138 and an average recorded water depth of 2 inches, and one claim was filed in Zone X_UNSHADED with an average payout and water depth of 0.
Homeowners and real estate agents with properties in Zone A and Zone X should pay the closest attention to these flood risks, given the substantial number of insurance claims and recorded water depths associated with both zones.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
1% of Auglaize County’s flood insurance claims were on properties rated outside FEMA’s high-risk zones.
87 NFIP claims with a recorded rated flood zone, 1978 to date. The zone is the one FEMA used to rate that policy, which may not match today’s map. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
In flood insurance claims here that reported a flood depth, the average was 6 inches.
Drawn to scale against an 80-inch door. Even a few inches soaks flooring, the bottom of the drywall and anything plugged in near the floor.
Average of the depths reported on claims (zero and implausible values left out); FEMA’s record doesn’t say exactly where each depth was measured. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
The worst year was 2011, with 37 claims and $916,111 paid.
Bar height is scaled by square root so ordinary years stay visible next to the worst one. NFIP claims by year of loss. Source: OpenFEMA.
2 NOAA storm reports from Auglaize County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Ohio flood stories →
13 federal disaster declarations since 1978.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide | May 27, 2019 |
| Severe Storms | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Severe Storms And Straight-line Winds | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides | Dec 22, 2004 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Aug 27, 2004 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Jul 4, 2003 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
83 since 1996: 27 flash floods and 56 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Apr 2, 2024 | — |
| Flood | Mar 3, 2023 | — |
| Flood | Aug 5, 2022 | — |
| Flood | Apr 28, 2019 | — |
| Flood | Apr 26, 2019 | — |
| Flood | Jun 21, 2019 | — |
| Flood | Jun 20, 2019 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 19, 2019 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flood · Apr 2, 2024. An area of showers and thunderstorms moved through the region during the early morning hours.
Flood · Mar 3, 2023. Showers and scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a strong low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley.
Flood · Aug 5, 2022. Slow moving thunderstorms produced locally heavy rainfall during the afternoon hours.
Flood · Apr 28, 2019. A strong upper level system brought abundant moisture into the region, which combined with a cold front to bring heavy rain and flooding along with strong thunderstorms.
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 Auglaize 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.