Enter any address in Carroll County, Ohio to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from slow-moving thunderstorms is the primary flood concern in Carroll County, OH. Over the last 30 years, the NOAA Storm Events Database has recorded 42 flash flood events and 19 general flood events. Recent examples include widespread flash flooding across the Ohio River Valley on April 2-3, 2024, following several rounds of showers and thunderstorms that dropped up to five and a half inches of rain in four days. Another flash flood event occurred on June 5, 2023, impacting both Muskingum and Carroll counties.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data indicates that properties in Zone A have experienced the most claims, with 18 claims averaging $26,955 and an average water depth of 3.9 feet. While Zone X claims were fewer, they had a significantly higher average payout of $38,744. Homeowners in Zone A, as well as those in Zone X and properties located near small streams or in low-lying areas, should pay particular attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
20 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Carroll County, Ohio has recorded 61 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 42 flash floods and 19 river or area floods. The county has received 11 federal disaster declarations. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1977–2020)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Storms | Severe Storm | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike | Severe Storm | Sep 14, 2008 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides | Severe Storm | Dec 22, 2004 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | Aug 27, 2004 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 18, 2004 |
| Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, And High Winds | Tornado | Jul 21, 2003 |
| Blizzards & Snowstorms | Snowstorm | Jan 26, 1978 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jun 5, 2025 | 5.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 2, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 12, 2023 | 30.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 28, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 19, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 18, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 8, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 16, 2015 | 10.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 9, 2015 | 150.00K |
| Flood | Jul 6, 2015 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — Jun 5, 2025
Slow moving thunderstorms developing along a slow moving cold front produced flash flooding in Muskingum and Carroll counties in Ohio on the 5th.
Flash Flood — Apr 2, 2024
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms prompted a widespread flash flood problems across the Ohio River Valley on April 2nd to April 3rd. The synoptic pattern across the CONUS was a slow moving and deep elongated trough over the Great Plains phasing with a ejecting trough over the Midwest that created an area of converging moisture over eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Overall, over ...
Flash Flood — Aug 12, 2023
A mid-level shortwave trough moved across the northern Great Lakes with a belt of stronger flow moving through the southern Great Lakes. Scattered thunderstorms|developed through midday into the afternoon. Forecast soundings showed some low-level hodograph curvature. Supercells evolved ahead of the cold front and create a large hail and tornado threat.
Flash Flood — Jun 28, 2019
Scattered thunderstorms formed in an unstable air mass on the 28th. While storms overall were not as strong as those further to the east in Pennsylvania, one instance of flash flooding on Route 39 was reported in Carroll County.||A lull in activity occurred during the night and into the following morning. Later in the day, renewed instability, plus residual outflow boundaries from previous co...
Flash Flood — Jun 19, 2019
A quasi-stationary frontal boundary set up across Ohio and Pennsylvania on the 17th, and wavered about the region until it was kicked off to the east by a stronger frontal boundary late on the 20th. Flooding and flash flooding remained a concern through the period given an ideal setup for training storms, as well as efficient rainfall production associated with observed high PWATs and deeper w...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Carroll County, Ohio:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Carroll County, Ohio that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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