Geauga County, Ohio: hazard risk
FEMA rates Geauga County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 60.3 of 100, higher than 60% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather, strong wind. Its storm record holds 854 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | 92.9 | $476K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | 87.2 | $1.6M |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 74.0 | $618K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 73.3 | $14M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Moderate | 71.7 | $223K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 59.6 | $1.6M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 55.0 | $439K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 52.3 | $234K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 46.2 | $209K |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 44.4 | $40K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 42.3 | $28K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 34.5 | $401 |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 23.7 | $272K |
| Coastal Flooding | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
| Drought | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 272 | 1 | $16M | 20th of 88 | 251st of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 267 | 0 | $76M | 2nd of 88 | 131st of 3,077 |
| Hail | 109 | 0 | $538K | 20th of 88 | 608th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 109 | 1 | $25M | 4th of 88 | 174th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 39 | 0 | $17M | 67th of 88 | 953rd of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 18 | 0 | $7.0M | 35th of 88 | 1172nd of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 17 | 0 | $17M | 14th of 88 | 830th of 3,076 |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | $5.3M | 22nd of 88 | 1893rd of 3,063 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | $574K | 12th of 88 | 570th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | – | 46th of 88 | 1877th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 3 | 0 | $63K | 38th of 88 | 1341st of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Geauga County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.