Jackson County, OH Environment & Hazard Risk

• LandslideRelatively Low$24.1K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• Heat waveRelatively Low$742K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.8 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Moderate$143K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• LightningRelatively Low$188K/yr expected annual loss, about 46 events a year
• HurricaneVery Low$50K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 66 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$153K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 897 years
• TornadoRelatively Low$458K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 7 years
• HailVery Low$91.9K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.9 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Low$210K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.2 events a year
• DroughtVery Low$15.4K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.5 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$19.4K/yr expected annual loss, about 8.1 events a year
• WildfireVery Low$5,523/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3,608 years
• Cold waveVery Low$97.1K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.0 events a year

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

58 of 15,279 (0.4%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

311

Insured in high-risk zones

33 (11%)

Flood claims since 1978

193

Claims paid since 1978

$3M

• Thunderstorm Wind122
• Hail56
• Flash Flood32
• Winter Weather30 · 1 death
• Flood27
• Cold/Wind Chill23
• Heavy Snow23
• Drought15
• Strong Wind15
• High Wind13

• Winter Weather01/20/2019

  Jackson

  1 death, $10K damage

  What happened

  A strong storm system moved through the Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the 19th and 20th. Temperatures ahead of this system were warm, so precipitation started as rain. Around one inch of rain fell on the 19th. A cold front moved through late that evening, with temperatures dropping very quickly behind the front. This changed the precipitation over to a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain before becoming all snow early on the 20th. ||The rain ahead of the system turned mostly into runoff due to already saturated soils. This caused minor flooding on some creeks and streams.||Heavy snow fell early on the 20th, with 6-7 inches near New Lexington in Perry County. In Morgan County, McConnelsville received 4 inches of snow. Amounts tapered off to the south and west with only 1-2 inches along the Ohio River. In Jackson County, a 34-year-old woman was killed in a single vehicle accident on Vega Road. The vehicle she was driving slid off the side of an ice covered road, dropped over an embankment and ended up on its top in a creek.

• Flash Flood05/11/2011

  Ray, Jackson County

  $8M damage

  What happened

  The emergency manager summed the event by saying, we had roads, bridges, culverts, everything with high water, and so many responders in rescue boats.||The Little Salt Creek basin was hard hit around the town of Jackson. Several homes were surrounded by water knee deep in the town of Jackson, plus in the villages of Oak Hill and Coalton. Basements were flooded. One resident had 3 feet of mud in their basement, saying, it occurred all in just 10 minutes. The resident said they had seen flooding, but nothing like this. Firefighters and deputy sheriffs evacuated about 100 people from their homes. One hard hit area was an apartment complex on Huron Street in the town of Jackson. One resident said, it got into our home very fast, flooded our vehicles, and we had no way out.' A number of folks were stranded in flooded vehicles too. The county reported over 65 water rescues. Temporary shelters were opened at the Oak Hill firehouse and a church in Jackson. The state of Ohio reported 40 homes had major damage and 35 homes had minor damage. Eleven businesses had minor damage.

• Flash Flood03/02/1997

  Countywide, Jackson County

  $3.5M damage

• Thunderstorm Wind56 kt wind06/30/2012

  Jackson, Jackson County

  $1.5M damage

  What happened

  Scattered locations throughout the county had large trees and branches blown down. Around 8,000 customers lost electric power. Even a nursing home facility did not have power restored until 4 days after the storm.||Damage assessment across the county included 2 homes destroyed and 2 with major damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was around $600.000.

• Thunderstorm Wind50 kt wind07/27/2012

  Wellington, Jackson County

  1 injured, $5,000 damage

  What happened

  A tree fell onto a car along Route 93. The driver was trapped and injured.

• Flash Flood07/14/2015

  Wellington, Jackson County

  $800K damage

  What happened

  Many roads became impassable. Water rescues from vehicles occurred around the communities of Coalton and Oak Hil. Evacuations occurred in the town of Jackson. Water collected in yards and around homes. Most of the damage reported to the county involved its road system. A few small roads had culverts washed out. Some of the flooded streams included Salt Lick and Four Mile.

• Jackson Co. Water Company-WTPServes 15,984 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations
• Jackson, City ofServes 9,691 · Surface water · Local government1 health violation+3 monitoring or reporting
• Wellston City PwsServes 5,846 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Oak Hill, Village ofServes 3,067 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• CoaltonServes 663 · Purchased groundwater · Local government1 health violation+5 monitoring or reporting
• Jackson Co. Water Company-OServes 53 · Purchased groundwater · PrivateNo health violations