Summit County, Ohio: hazard risk
FEMA rates Summit County's overall risk Relatively Moderate (score 91.2 of 100, higher than 91% of rated U.S. counties); 7 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by hail, strong wind, winter weather. Its storm record holds 1,003 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 99.2 | $13M |
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | 97.0 | $4.0M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | 95.5 | $772K |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 95.4 | $2.0M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 95.0 | $1.7M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively High | 94.0 | $65M |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 91.1 | $7.9M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | 90.3 | $3.1M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | 75.3 | $2.8M |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 78.3 | $1.4M |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 61.2 | $239K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 53.2 | $57K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 51.7 | $2K |
| 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 | 394 | 1 | $18M | 8th of 88 | 94th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 259 | 0 | $422M | 1st of 88 | 38th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 118 | 2 | $57M | 35th of 88 | 702nd of 3,077 |
| High wind and dust storms | 99 | 2 | $55M | 6th of 88 | 231st of 3,080 |
| Floods | 73 | 5 | $275M | 53rd of 88 | 702nd of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 18 | 0 | $110M | 32nd of 88 | 1096th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 16 | 0 | $1.7M | 18th of 88 | 910th of 3,076 |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | $12M | 30th of 88 | 1918th of 3,063 |
| Lightning | 7 | 0 | $383K | 6th of 88 | 437th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | – | 53rd of 88 | 1896th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 3 | 0 | $63K | 42nd of 88 | 1362nd 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 Summit County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.