Medina County, Ohio: hazard risk
FEMA rates Medina County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 69.0 of 100, higher than 68% of rated U.S. counties); 3 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather, strong wind, ice storm. Its storm record holds 655 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 | 87.5 | $423K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | 87.2 | $2.2M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 86.1 | $813K |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 84.6 | $6.5M |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 84.0 | $1.4M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 75.5 | $21M |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 66.5 | $544K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 69.1 | $1.1M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 46.3 | $1.0M |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 47.6 | $308K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 46.6 | $48K |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 39.3 | $35K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 30.0 | $385 |
| 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 | 270 | 3 | $8.5M | 17th of 88 | 229th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 173 | 0 | $1.1M | 9th of 88 | 203rd of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 63 | 1 | $25M | 51st of 88 | 993rd of 3,077 |
| Floods | 51 | 0 | $50M | 50th of 88 | 675th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 43 | 0 | $18M | 11th of 88 | 320th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 30 | 0 | $16M | 7th of 88 | 296th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 11 | 0 | $578K | 20th of 88 | 933rd of 3,076 |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | $8.9M | 32nd of 88 | 1928th of 3,063 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | $170K | 19th of 88 | 754th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | – | 55th of 88 | 1902nd of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 2 | 0 | $63K | 43rd of 88 | 1378th 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 Medina County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.