Wayne County, IN Environment & Hazard Risk

• TornadoRelatively High$5.7M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Strong windRelatively High$1.5M/yr expected annual loss, about 3.8 events a year
• EarthquakeRelatively Low$806K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 612 years
• HailRelatively Low$411K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.2 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$2,152/yr expected annual loss, about once every 9 years
• Cold waveRelatively Low$1.1M/yr expected annual loss, about 4.4 events a year
• LightningRelatively Moderate$247K/yr expected annual loss, about 45 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Low$82.4K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$57.3K/yr expected annual loss, about 12 events a year
• Heat waveRelatively Low$272K/yr expected annual loss, about 5.2 events a year
• HurricaneVery Low$9,127/yr expected annual loss, about once every 174 years
• DroughtVery Low$9,891/yr expected annual loss, about once every 5 years
• WildfireVery Low$5,956/yr expected annual loss, about once every 39,721 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

78 of 28,205 (0.3%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

440

Insured in high-risk zones

68 (15%)

Flood claims since 1978

109

Claims paid since 1978

$1.2M

• Thunderstorm Wind210 · 1 death
• Hail66
• Winter Weather61
• Flood54
• Flash Flood38 · 1 death
• Winter Storm26
• High Wind12
• Heavy Snow11
• Tornado9
• Ice Storm5

• Thunderstorm Wind50 kt wind06/23/2016

  East Richmond Arpt, Wayne County

  1 death

  What happened

  On the morning of June 23 at 08:37, a City of Richmond employee of the street department was assisting in clearing debris from a residence. A tree had partially fallen onto the house and the employee was assisting in clearing the tree when he evidently suffered a sudden cardiac event and collapsed on the roof. The patient was transported to Reid Health in Richmond, where efforts to resuscitate were ceased shortly after arrival.

• Flash Flood06/15/1998

  Countywide, Wayne County

  1 death

  What happened

  The second batch of heavy rainfall in less than 24 hours caused county creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. A boy was killed when he was swept into Clear Creek.

• High Wind50 kt wind09/14/2008

  Wayne

  $8.1M damage

  What happened

  Strong winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour were sustained for several hours. Gusts over 60 mph were common. Widespread damage occurred across the region, from trees being blown down on powerlines to significant structural damage.

• Winter Weather01/12/2016

  Wayne

  4 injured

  What happened

  Shortly after 10:00 a.m, a fifteen car pileup occurred near Richmond, Indiana on Interstate 70 near mile marker 147. Snow squalls developed with the passage of an arctic cold front. Moderate to heavy snowfall with 45 mph winds created whiteout conditions. Four people were injured in the accident, and I-70 was closed for 7 1/2 hours.

• TornadoEF0, 1.6 mi path, 100 yd wide06/16/2019

  East Richmond Arpt, Wayne County

  2 injured, $225K damage

  What happened

  The tornado first touched down along South 37th Street, just to the south of Backmeyer Road, as indicated by swirl marks in an adjacent field. Two trees were snapped along South 37th Street.||The tornado then moved north-northeast, producing damage at the Brookdale Nursing Home on South A Street. Five to ten percent of the roof was removed. One tree, four inches in diameter, was knocked down and several smaller limbs from trees were also knocked down.||The most significant damage was observed at the Richmond Mall where several air handlers on the roof were removed and one was blown northeast onto U.S. 40. The parking lot was also full of debris and a large store on the southwest side of the mall had fifty percent of the glass blown in. On the east side of the mall, a brick wall seven feet high by thirty feet long was destroyed and some of the facade was starting to peel away from the roof. Around that same area, a garage door was blown in. Overall less than five percent of the roof of the mall was removed. On the inside of the mall approximately eight businesses experienced damage, primarily from windows blown out and merchandise blown around. Winds at the Richmond Mall were...

• Frost/Freeze04/06/2007

  Wayne

  $620K damage

  What happened

  Unseasonably warm temperatures for an extended period of time in March allowed much of the Ohio Valley to begin its agricultural growing season early. In early April, a cold snap with low temperatures dropping from the upper teens to middle 20s threatened agricultural interests across the region.|The full effect of these weather extremes is still yet to be known, and will not be known until the fall harvest can be compared with yields from previous years. The initial estimate of 5.58 million in crop damage was split evenly between 9 Indiana counties.

• Indiana American Water - RichmondServes 41,485 · Surface water · PrivateNo health violations
• Centerville Water WorksServes 2,533 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+2 monitoring or reporting
• Cambridge City Municipal Water WorksServes 1,900 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Hagerstown Municipal Water WorksServes 1,700 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+5 monitoring or reporting
• Dublin Municipal Water WorksServes 790 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Fountain City Water WorksServes 735 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+22 monitoring or reporting
• Milton Water WorksServes 650 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Richmond Mobile Home ParkServes 150 · Purchased surface water · Private1 health violation+6 monitoring or reporting